Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised (WISC-R) Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ's were compared with Bannatyne recategorized WISC-R scores for groups of non-handicapped, educationally disadvantaged, learning disabled, and regular classroom Navajo Indian children. No definitive evidence was found to support the use of the…

Vocational interest assessment for handicapped students is discussed, and 10 popular vocational interest inventories for handicapped and non-handicapped individuals are reviewed. Recommendations for the use of interest inventories by school psychologists are made. Issues relating to the selection and interpretation of interest inventories are…

Reacts to previous article by McConaughy by reviewing many uses of rating scales in delivery of school psychological services, provides guidelines for selecting and using rating scales, examines Achenbach scales in some detail as way to illustrate points about usage and development, and concludes with discussion about advancements in development…

Three trends in adaptive behavior measurement are noted: (1) an awareness of the paucity of suitable scales; (2) sensitivity to the effects of adaptive behavior in the declassification of students previously labeled under outdated procedures; and (3) the use of measures for identification and intervention with emotionally disturbed students.…

When selecting standardized reading tests for purposes of decision making, the school psychologist must answer several questions, such as "What reading skills do I wish to assess?" or "How do I judge if the test is technically adequate?" Recommendations for test selection are made within the context of these questions.…