5 credits
This course offers an introduction to the assessment of learning and achievement, with specific attention given to the following psychological assessment instruments (1) The Wechsler Scale of Intelligence for Children; (2) The Woodcock Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities; and (3) The Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, 4) Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test. Students will learn the basic knowledge necessary to administer and interpret learning and achievement psychological assessments instruments in clinical settings. They will gain experience in administering, scoring, and interpretation, and will explore various clinical and theoretical topics regarding the assessment of learning and achievement, as well as to methodological and psychometric issues.