Assessment of Children: Cognitive Applications

by Jerome M. Sattler

Psychology book for psychological assessments of children.

Genres: Psychology

931 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2001

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's hard to recommend this book anymore. The chapter content and recommendations for cognitive assessment in this book were acceptable in the field 25 years ago.

Assessment of Children: Cognitive Applications largely ignores modern advancements in neuropsychology assessment, evidence based cognitive assessment, and recent factor analytic work questioning the validity of the factors in the WISC IV and other tests. This book should essentially be seen as a "how to administer an intelligence test" handbook. However, manuals of tests generally do as good or better of a job at administration instructions. Furthermore, the interpretation of these tests covered in this text is archaic. Recent research leans towards interpreting many of these tests within a CHC framework (although I'm not completely convinced of this either). If you are a professor, you doing harm to your students by recommending this book. The manuals of the tests provide sound administration instructions and peer review should be consulted for learning about the constructs these tests purport to measure.

In terms of practical reading/instruction, I would recommend the "Essentials of" series from Wiley.

A redeeming quality of this book is the historical coverage of intelligence assessment. +1 star for this.

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource for school psychologists.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must for School Psychologists

[Jaclyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

reading for school