Special Children's Psychological Assessment

Author: Wei Xiaoman
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book is written by the author based on the knowledge and experience accumulated over many years of teaching this course at the School of Education, Beijing Normal University. The book is divided into four parts:
Introduction (Chapters 1 and 2) primarily elaborates on the objectives of psychological assessment for special children and some fundamental issues in this field.
Measurement (Chapters 3 to 7) systematically introduces the basic concepts and principles of measurement and testing, as well as the development, selection, and use of tests.
Assessment (Chapters 8 to 13) discusses the concepts and research trends in various areas, including intelligence, academic achievement, speech and language disorders, perception, motor skills, perceptual-motor skills, adaptive behavior, and emotional-behavioral problems, while also introducing the currently most widely used assessment tools and methods in each field.
Application (Chapters 14 to 16) provides examples to illustrate how various assessment tools and methods can be comprehensively applied in special education.
This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students of special education in normal universities and colleges, as well as a reference for undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, education, sociology, and rehabilitation medicine.