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Testing in Children

Some Principles of Child Assessment Children are not little, stupid adults Developmental level must always be considered when interpreting tests The child’s behavior is determined in part by all of the systems in which s/he is a part When working with children, you have multiple clients It is important to maintain and balance rapport and control when testing

Types of Testing Cognitive/Intelligence Achievement Adaptive behavior Behavioral ratings/ psychopathology Projectives

Cognitive/Intelligence Tests Measures of potential ability WISC-III/WPPSI Stanford-Binet

Achievement Tests Achievement: what a child has acquired Important in determining LD Group tests Individual test WRAT Woodcock-Johnson

Adaptive Behavior Necessary for the diagnosis of mental retardation Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales

Behavior ratings/ psychopathology Conner’s Rating Scales Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL: Achenbach) Personality Inventory for Children

Projectives Rorschach TAT and CAT Drawings Bender-Gestalt Draw-A-Person Kinetic Family Drawing House-Tree-Person Bender-Gestalt Make A Picture Story (MAPS)