Assessment in School Psychology Training and Practice
Abstract
This study is an empirical analysis of current use of assessment instruments by school psychologists. Data collected from a national survey of 251 practitioners found the Wechsler Intelligence Scales, Bender-Gestalt, and Draw-A-Person to be most often utilized. Information regarding training practices collected from 156 school psychology faculty indicated strong relationships between training and practice. The frequency and specific measures employed were strikingly similar to those reported by Goh, Teslow, and Fuller (1981) over a decade ago. The effectiveness of the current measures used to solve the increasingly diverse problems of educators, the role of trainers as programmers of assessment, and the resistance of the field to change are discussed.
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Surveys have suggested that only Wechsler IQ scales are more commonly used than the Bender Gestalt in school-based evaluations.
“Surveys have suggested that only Wechsler IQ scales are more commonly used than the Bender Gestalt in school-based evaluations (Wilson & Reschly, 1996).”
From Validation of a Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment (NEPSY) through comparison of neurological, scholastic concerns, and control groups (2004) · cites this paper as Wilson & Reschly, 1996
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- Authors
- Wilson, M. S., & Reschly, D. J.
- Affiliations
- California State University System (US)
- Iowa State University (US)
- Venue
- School Psychology Review
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1996-03
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 9-23
- ISSN
- 0279-6015 (ISSN-L)
- 2372-966X
- OpenAlex
- W84535573
- Cited by
- 172
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 17.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- School Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- school psychology, psychological assessment, assessment instruments, Wechsler Intelligence Scale, Bender-Gestalt, school psychology training, resistance to change
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