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reyn1-fm.qxd 6/20/2003 9:32 AM Page i HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN Intelligence, Aptitude, and Achievement reyn1-fm.qxd 6/20/2003 9:32 AM Page ii reyn1-fm.qxd 6/20/2003 9:32 AM Page iii HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN Intelligence, Aptitude, and Achievement Second Edition Edited by Cecil R. Reynolds Randy W. Kamphaus THE GUILFORD PRESS New York London reyn1-fm.qxd 6/20/2003 9:32 AM Page iv © 2003 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012 www.guilford.com All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher. Printed in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper. Last digit is print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Handbook of psychological and educational assessment of children : intelligence, aptitude, and achievement / edited by Cecil R. Reynolds and Randy W. Kamphaus.— 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57230-883-4 (alk. paper) 1. Psychological tests for children. 2. Achievement tests. I. Reynolds, Cecil R., 1952– II. Kamphaus, Randy W. BF722.H33 2003 155.4(cid:1)028(cid:1)7—dc21 2003006119 reyn1-fm.qxd 6/20/2003 9:32 AM Page v This work is dedicated in recognition of the lifetime of work in the assessment, identification, and programming for gifted and talented children of Dr. E. Paul Torrance. An extraordinary scholar, pioneer, and mentor, his work has forever changed the landscape of gifted and talented education and how we think about children in general. reyn1-fm.qxd 6/20/2003 9:32 AM Page vi reyn1-fm.qxd 6/20/2003 9:32 AM Page vii About the Editors Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, ABPN, ABPP, is Professor of Educational Psychology, Professor of Neuroscience, and a Distinguished Research Scholar at Texas A&M University. His primary research interests are in all aspects of psychological assessment, with particular emphasis on assessment of memory, emotional and affective states and traits, and issues of cultural bias in testing. Dr. Reynolds is the author of more than 300 scholarly publications and author or ed- itor of 35 books, including The Clinician’s Guide to the Behavior Assessment System for Children (2002, Guilford Press), Clinical Applications of Continuous Performance Tests (2001, Wiley), Handbook of School Psychology (1999, Wiley), the Encyclopedia of Special Education (2000, Wiley), and the Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology (1997, Plenum Press). He is the author of several widely used tests of personality and behavior, in- cluding the Behavior Assessment System for Children and the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale. Dr. Reynolds is also senior author of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales, the Test of Memory and Learning, the Clinical Assessment Scales for the Elderly, and the forthcoming Elderly Memory Schedule, as well as coauthor of several computerized test interpretation systems. He has a clinical practice in Bastrop, Texas, where he treats trauma victims and individuals with traumatic brain injury. Randy W. Kamphaus, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Psychol- ogy at the University of Georgia. A focus on issues related to clinical assessment has led him to pursue research in classification methods, differential diagnosis, test development, and learning disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment. Dr. Kamphaus has served as principal investigator, coinvestigator, or consultant on federally funded research projects dealing with early intervention and prevention, child classification methods, prevalency of ADHD and conduct disorder in Latin America, and aggression reduc- tion in schools. As a licensed psychologist and a Fellow of the American Psychological Asso- ciation (APA), he has contributed extensively to his profession, and he is past president of the APA’s Division of School Psychology. Dr. Kamphaus has also authored or coauthored five books, three psychological tests, more than 40 scientific journal articles, and more than 20 book chapters. He also participates in scholarship in the field through work as an editorial board member, associate editor, test reviewer, and newsletter editor. vii reyn1-fm.qxd 6/20/2003 9:32 AM Page viii reyn1-fm.qxd 6/20/2003 9:32 AM Page ix Contributors Wayne V. Adams, PhD, ABPP/CI, Department of Psychology, George Fox University, Portland, Oregon Erin D. Bigler, PhD, Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Bruce A. Bracken, PhD, School of Education, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia Brian R. Bryant, PhD, Department of Special Education, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Diane Pedrotty Bryant, PhD, Department of Special Education, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Christine W. Burns, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Jeanne S. Chall, PhD (deceased), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Jack A. Cummings, PhD, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Mary E. Curtis, PhD, Center for Special Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Rik C. D’Amato, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, Teachers College, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Joseph L. French, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania Gilles E. Gignac, BA, Assessment Unit, Swinburne Centre for Neuropsychology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Joseph J. Glutting, PhD, School of Education, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware Patricia A. Haensly, PhD, Department of Psychology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington ix

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The two volumes of the Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children, Second Edition, cover all aspects of child and adolescent assessment. Leading clinical scientists summarize the state of the science of assessment paradigms, instruments, and methods. With an emphasis on practic
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