Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret various brief intelligence tests Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests efficiently presents, in the popular Essentials format, concise information on the range of brief intelligence tests that are used most often in school and clinical practices and provides an overview and definition of brief intelligence testing as well as its uses and limitations. Sample evaluations using brief intelligence tests are also included. This compact and easy-to-use book includes coverage of: * The Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-Second Edition (KBIT-2) * Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test (RIST) * Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) * Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT) As part of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this volume provides information mental health professionals need to practice knowledgably, efficiently, and ethically in today's behavioral healthcare environment. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as "e;Test Yourself"e; questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests includes vital, yet succinct, information on the four most commonly used brief intelligence tests and equips clinicians including school psychologists, clinical psychologists, and learning specialists with the knowledge and skills to make optimal use of these important tests. Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series: Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment Essentials of WISC?-IV Assessment Essentials of WIAT?-II and KTEA-II Assessment Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment Essentials of WJ III Cognitive Abilities Assessment Essentials of WJ III Tests of Achievement Assessment Essentials of WPPSI-III Assessment Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment Essentials of KABC-II Assessment Essentials of NEPSY? Assessment Essentials of Assessment Report Writing Essentials of WMS?-III Assessment

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidentlyadminister, score, and interpret various brief intelligencetestsEssentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests efficientlypresents, in the popular Essentials format, concise information onthe range of brief intelligence tests that are used most often inschool and clinical practices and provides an overview anddefinition of brief intelligence testing as well as its uses andlimitations. Sample evaluations using brief intelligence tests arealso included.This compact and easy-to-use book includes coverage of:* The Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-Second Edition (KBIT-2)* Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test (RIST)* Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)* Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT)As part of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, thisvolume provides information mental health professionals need topractice knowledgably, efficiently, and ethically in today'sbehavioral healthcare environment. Each concise chapter featuresnumerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted pointsand extensive illustrative material, as well as "Test Yourself"questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of theinformation covered.Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests includesvital, yet succinct, information on the four most commonly usedbrief intelligence tests and equips clinicians including schoolpsychologists, clinical psychologists, and learning specialistswith the knowledge and skills to make optimal use of theseimportant tests.Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries:Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5)AssessmentEssentials of WISC?-IV AssessmentEssentials of WIAT?-II and KTEA-II AssessmentEssentials of School Neuropsychological AssessmentEssentials of WJ III Cognitive Abilities AssessmentEssentials of WJ III Tests of Achievement AssessmentEssentials of WPPSI-III AssessmentEssentials of Cross-Battery AssessmentEssentials of KABC-II AssessmentEssentials of NEPSY? AssessmentEssentials of Assessment Report WritingEssentials of WMS?-III Assessment

Series Preface ixOne An Introduction and Overview of the Uses of Brief Intelligence Tests 1Two Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-Second Edition (KBIT-2) 19Three Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test (RIST) 53Four Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) 77Five Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT) 117Six Sample Evaluations Using Brief Intelligence Tests 141References 171Annotated Bibliography 177Index 183About the Authors 187