Assessing Psychometric Fitness of Intelligence Tests - by Gary L Canivez (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book addresses issues and concerns regarding appropriate ethical and scientific underpinnings for the appropriate interpretation of intelligence tests. It's written for psychologists, professors, researchers, and practitioners concerned with applied psychometrics in evaluating intelligence or cognitive abilities and test assessment.

Book Synopsis

This book addresses issues and concerns regarding appropriate ethical and scientific underpinnings for the appropriate interpretation of intelligence tests. It's written for psychologists, professors, researchers, and practitioners concerned with applied psychometrics in evaluating intelligence or cognitive abilities and test assessment.

About the Author

About the Editor
Gary L. Canivez, PhD is professor of Psychology at Eastern Illinois University and principally involved in the Specialist in School Psychology program. He is senior editor for School Psychology Review and serves on the editorial boards of School Psychology and the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Dr. Canivez is the author or coauthor of over 100 peer-reviewed articles. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 5 and 16), a Charter Fellow of the Midwestern Psychological Association, and an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology. His research focuses on psychometric studies of tests of intelligence and psychopathology to help provide evidence necessary to guide evidence-based assessment.
Contributors
A. Alexander Beaujean, Nicholas Benson, Gary L. Canivez, Corinne J. Casey, Stefan C. Dombrowski, Ryan L. Farmer, Randy G. Floyd, Gilles Gignac, Samuel Y. Kim, John H. Kranzler, Joseph C. Kush, Ryan J. McGill, Lina Pezzuti, Aristide Saggino, Marco Tommasi, Jonathan Wai, Frank C. Worrell