Introduction to Psychological Assessment in the South African Context 5e
Editors: C Foxcroft and G Roodt Authors: F Abrahams, M de Beer, G de Bruin, K de Bruin, F De Kock, C Henn, L Griessel, K Grieve, L Stroud, N Taylor, N Tredoux, and R van Eeden
Introduction to Psychological Assessment in the South African Context 5e is an introductory text on measuring and assessing human behaviour within a complex multicultural environment. It off ers a practical guide to the development of culturally appropriate measures and the application of assessment measures, as well as the interpretation and reporting of results. The book provides advice with regard to assessing young children and disabled individuals and also discusses the various contexts in which psychological measures are used, including education, counselling, the psycho-legal domain, and research. The book features critical-thinking exercises that present students with typical assessment scenarios to develop their reasoning skills. Real-life South African examples and case studies illustrate the theory, and allow students to apply psychological assessment principles in practice.
The new edition includes African defi nitions of psychology in Chapter 1 and expands on the use of African examples in case studies, as well as bringing in modern test theory and research on adaptive tests. The text and case studies have been carefully updated to ensure that that the content remains meaningful for students’ contexts.
“The book takes the reader on a structured journey to solidify the psychological assessment knowledge and its application to our South African context. ”
Justin August, Chairperson of the Psychometric Committee, Health Professions Council of South Africa
Table of Contents Part 1: Foundation Zone • Chapter 1: An overview of assessment: Defi nition and scope • Chapter 2: Psychological assessment: A brief retrospective overview • Chapter 3: Basic measurement and statistical concepts • Chapter 4: Reliability: Basic concepts and measures • Chapter 5: Validity: Basic concepts and measures • Chapter 6: Developing a psychological measure • Chapter 7: Cross-cultural test adaptation, translation and tests in multiple languages
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Part 2: Assessment Practice Zone • Chapter 8: The practice of psychological assessment: Controlling the use of measures, competing values, and ethical practice standards • Chapter 9: Administering psychological assessment measures • Part 3: Types of Measures Zone • Chapter 10: Assessment of cognitive functioning • Chapter 11: Measures of well-being • Chapter 12: Personality assessment Chapter 14: Computer-based and internet-delivered assessment
• Chapter 13: Career-counselling assessment • • Part 4: Assessment Practice Zone (2) • Chapter
15: The use of assessment measures in various applied contexts • Chapter 16: Interpreting and reporting assessment results • Chapter 17: Factors aff ecting assessment results • Chapter 18: On the road to culturally meaningful psychological assessment in South Africa
Lecturer resources • PowerPoint® slides • Lecturer's test bank
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Student resources • Self-marking assessments per chapter • Ethical dilemma quizzes
PAPERBACK NOV 2018 OUP SA
424 PAGES 9780190418595 9780190416546
PSYCHOLOGY: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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