An introduction to psychological assessment in the South African context

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Title:

Author:

Foxcroft, Cheryl.

ISBN:

9780195760569

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Cape Town ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Physical Description:

xiv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

General Note:

Previous edition: published as Introduction to assessment in the South African context. 2000.

Contents:

1. An overview of assessment : definition and scope -- 2. Psychological assessment : a brief retrospective overview -- 3. Basic concepts -- 4. Developing a psychological measure -- 5. Cross-cultural test adaptation and translation -- 6. The practice of psychological assessment : controlling the use of measures, competing values, and ethical practice standards -- 7. Administering psychological assessment measures -- 8. Assessment of young children, physically disabled individuals, mentally challenged learners, and individuals with chronic conditions -- 9. Assessment of cognitive functioning -- 10. Measures of affective behaviour, adjustment, and well-being -- 11. Personality assessment -- 12. Career counselling assessment -- 13. Computer-based and Internet-delivered assessment -- 14. The use of assessment measures in various applied contexts -- 15. Interpreting and reporting assessment results -- 16. Factors affecting assessment results -- 17. What the future holds for psychological assessment.

Subject Term:

Psychological tests -- South Africa.

Added Author:

Foxcroft, Cheryl.

Roodt, G.

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Summary

This is the updated edition of the successful guide to measuring and assessing human behaviour within a complex multi-cultural environment. It explains the main concepts of assessment, explains the types of measures that are used to assess human behaviour and examines how such measures are to be used. It investigates how measures are developed and adapted so that they are culturally appropriate and free of bias. This book remains the only good South African text on the topic, which explains the fact that it has become entrenched in Psychology departments across the country.