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Tuttle, Frederick B., Jr.; And Others – 1988
The text focuses on identification criteria and characteristics of gifted and talented students in the context of educational programming. The section on characteristics discusses kinds of intelligence, indicators of giftedness, student characteristics that may pose difficulties for the classroom teacher (e.g., persistence, criticalness, and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Aptitude Tests
Searls, Evelyn F. – 1997
This monograph describes the third edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) and its relationship to reading/learning disabilities. It is designed for educators and students in education who want to go beyond the numerical values of the WISC-III intelligence quotients and understand the implications of the scores for the…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
Hall, William S.; Freedle, Roy O. – 1975
The express focus of this book is primarily on black American language. However, it is asserted, a comprehensive interpretation of this language requires an understanding of its social and cultural context. This book reviews the various ways in which the black experience in the United States has been treated in social science. It points out a…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black History, Cognitive Processes
Ronning, Royce R., Ed.; And Others – 1987
The 1985 Buros-Nebraska Symposium was devoted to the broad issue of the influence of cognitive psychology on testing and measurement. The (1) "Introduction: The Implications of Cognitive Psychology for Testing" (Royce R. Ronning et. al.) lists four major issues addressed by the symposium--cognitive psychology as a basis for questioning some…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Processes
Pierangelo, Roger; Giuliani, George – 1998
This manual is a guide to the special education diagnostic process and covers the various stages of evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, prescription, and remediation. Test information includes: explanations of the most commonly used diagnostic tests, coverage of the areas measured by each test, interpretation of test patterns for commonly used…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities
Vance, H. Booney, Ed. – 1993
This book is designed to provide insight into the ways in which psychologists conduct psychoeducational assessments in a variety of settings. Each contributed chapter gives a detailed and practical discussion of a particular assessment instrument or strategy along with a detailed case study. Chapters have the following titles and authors:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders
Taylor, Ronald L. – 2000
This book provides information on the assessment of students with disabilities. It is divided into six major parts. Part 1, "Introduction to Assessment: Issues and Concerns," discusses the historical, philosophical, and legal foundations of assessment, introduces psychological assessments, and proposes an assessment model. Part 2, "Informal…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Alternative Assessment, Attention Deficit Disorders