Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL–2 Assessment

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to administer, score, and interpret the WRAML2 and TOMAL–2 instruments with confidence
Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL–2 Assessment introduces professionals to two widely used memory measurement batteries, the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, Second Edition (WRAML2) and the Test of Memory and Learning, Second Edition (TOMAL–2), both of which measure memory and are used to supplement evaluations of ADHD and reading problems in youngsters, as well as a number of other disorders across the age span. The authors′ expertise with each instrument—Dr. Adams is a coauthor of the WRAML2 and Dr. Reynolds a coauthor of the TOMAL–2—provides both practical and authoritative guidance about the administration, scoring, and interpretation of results for both memory assessment methods.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals, and those in training, to quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.
Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL–2 Assessment provides extensive interpretive commentary based on recent research; administration guidelines, including procedural suggestions and solutions for common problems examiners may encounter; expert assessment of each test′s relative strengths and weaknesses; valuable advice on clinical applications; and illuminating case reports.
Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
Essentials of WISC®–IV Assessment
Essentials of Cross–Battery Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of WJ III Tests of Achievement AssessmentEssentials of WJ III Cognitive Abilities Assessment
Essentials of Stanford–Binet (SB5) Assessment
Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment
Essentials of Processing Assessment
Essentials of Creativity Assessment
Essentials of DAS–II® Assessment

Spis treści:
Series Preface.
One Foundations: Measuring Memory.
Two Overview of the WRAML2.
Three Administration and Scoring of the WRAML2.
Four Interpretation of the WRAML2.
Five Overview of the TOMAL– 2.
Six Administration and Scoring of the TOMAL– 2.
Seven Interpretation of the TOMAL– 2.
References.
Annotated Bibliography.
Index.
About the Authors.

Nota biograficzna:
Wayne Adams, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon.
Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, is Professor of Educational Psychology, Professor of Neuroscience, and Distinguished Research Scholar at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He has written more than forty books.
Both authors have coauthored numerous tests in addition to the two instruments covered in this volume.

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Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to administer, score, and interpret the WRAML2 and TOMAL–2 instruments with confidence
Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL–2 Assessment introduces professionals to two widely used memory measurement batteries, the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, Second Edition (WRAML2) and the Test of Memory and Learning, Second Edition (TOMAL–2), both of which measure memory and are used to supplement evaluations of ADHD and reading problems in youngsters, as well as a number of other disorders across the age span. The authors′ expertise with each instrument—Dr. Adams is a coauthor of the WRAML2 and Dr. Reynolds a coauthor of the TOMAL–2—provides both practical and authoritative guidance about the administration, scoring, and interpretation of results for both memory assessment methods.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals, and those in training, to quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.
Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL–2 Assessment provides extensive interpretive commentary based on recent research; administration guidelines, including procedural suggestions and solutions for common problems examiners may encounter; expert assessment of each test′s relative strengths and weaknesses; valuable advice on clinical applications; and illuminating case reports.
Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
Essentials of WISC®–IV Assessment
Essentials of Cross–Battery Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of WJ III Tests of Achievement AssessmentEssentials of WJ III Cognitive Abilities Assessment
Essentials of Stanford–Binet (SB5) Assessment
Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment
Essentials of Processing Assessment
Essentials of Creativity Assessment
Essentials of DAS–II® Assessment