Assessing Individuals with Disabilities in Educational, Employment, and Counseling Settings / Edition 1

by Ruth B. Ekstrom, Douglas K. Smith

Overview

Assessing Individuals with Disabilities in Educational, Employment, and Counseling Settings is an indispensable reference for testing professionals as they face the challenge of how best to assess and test people with disabilities. The book begins with a review of the legal and psychometric issues that must be considered. Next the contributors describe frequently used testing accommodations, documentation of accommodations, and how to report scores when accommodations are used.

The contributors then cover issues that are of special concern in clinical and counseling settings, in educational settings, and in assessment for employment, certification, and licensing. Throughout the volume the authors emphasize equity as the basis for accommodations. Because approximately twenty percent of the United States population has some type of disability, the information contained here will prove an invaluable reference for psychologists, counselors, educators, employers, test makers, and testing professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557988744
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	01/28/2002
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	285
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

	In Memoriam	v
	Contributors	xi
	Introduction	3
I.	Legal, Policy, and Psychometric Issues	9
Chapter 1.	Testing Individuals With Disabilities: Reconciling Social Science and Social Policy	11
Chapter 2.	The Psychometrics of Testing Individuals With Disabilities	33
II.	Testing Accommodations and Score Reporting	43
Chapter 3.	Types of Commonly Requested Accommodations	45
Chapter 4.	Documentation	59
Chapter 5.	The Decision-Making Process for Developing Testing Accommodations	71
Chapter 6.	Score Reporting Issues in the Assessment of People With Disabilities: Policies and Practices	87
III.	Assessment in Clinical and Counseling Settings	101
Chapter 7.	The Clinical Assessment of People With Disabilities	103
Chapter 8.	Counseling Assessment	121
IV.	Assessment in Education Settings	133
Chapter 9.	Large-Scale Educational Assessment	135
Chapter 10.	Individual Norm-Referenced Ability Testing	147
Chapter 11.	Postsecondary Admissions Testing	173
V.	Employment, Certification, and Licensing	191
Chapter 12.	Testing Individuals With Disabilities in the Employment Context: An Overview of Issues and Practices	193
Chapter 13.	Disability Nondiscrimination in the Employment Process: The Role for Testing Professionals	205
Chapter 14.	The Americans With Disabilities Act and Employment Testing	221
Chapter 15.	Issues of Special Concern in Licensing and Certification	235
VI.	Sources for Further Information	249
Chapter 16.	Resources for Further Information About the Assessment of Individuals With Disabilities	251
	Author Index	269
	Subject Index	275
	About the Editors	285

Editorial Reviews

Written for testing professionals, this reference and guide reviews the legal and psychometric issues related to assessing people with disabilities. It describes frequently used testing accommodations, documentation of accommodations, and the reporting of scores when accommodations are used. Emphasizing equity as the basis for accommodation, the book specifically addresses concerns related to assessment for employment, certification, and licensing. Issues arising in clinical, counseling, and educational settings are also considered. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)