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Legal Issues In Clinical And Counseling Psychological Testing And Assessment, Elizabeth Swenson Dec 2012

Legal Issues In Clinical And Counseling Psychological Testing And Assessment, Elizabeth Swenson

Elizabeth V. Swenson

This three-volume handbook is a comprehensive presentation of the theory and application of tests in psychology and education. It begins with an in-depth portrayal of psychometrics: the quantitative underpinning of testing. It then provides thorough, up-to-date and informative chapters related to five general application areas of testing: industrial/organizational psychology clinical psychology (including health psychology) counseling psychology school psychology educational testing In each of these five areas, this handbook is probably the most comprehensive review of the use of testing and assessment in the subfield.


The Insanity Trial Of Hamlet: A Teaching Activity, Elizabeth Swenson Dec 2007

The Insanity Trial Of Hamlet: A Teaching Activity, Elizabeth Swenson

Elizabeth V. Swenson

The most popular activities from APA's successful Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to plan. Contributed by psychology teachers nationwide, the activities are most appropriate for courses at the college undergraduate or high school level, yet many are also applicable to more advanced classes. Both beginner and experienced teachers will appreciate the wide variety of teaching techniques described, including demonstrations, experiments, …