Assessing Intelligence in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Guide for Evidence-Based Assessment

This book is a practical, comprehensive guide for assessing the intelligence of children and youth for graduate students in school psychology training programs, as well as school personnel working at both the primary level (i.e., elementary schools) and at the secondary level (i.e., middle and high schools).

Dr. John H. Kranzler is Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program in the School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies and Affiliate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Florida. Dr. Kranzler’s major area of scholarly interest concerns the nature, development, and assessment of human cognitive abilities. He has received a number of awards for his teaching and research, including the University of Florida Teaching Incentive Program award for undergraduate teaching, the Mensa Education and Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research, and Article of the Year awards from School Psychology Review and School Psychology Quarterly. In 1997 and 2017, Dr. Kranzler received the University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship award for distinguished scholarship and was named a University of Florida Term Professor in 2019. Dr. Kranzler, has served as Associate Editor of School Psychology Quarterly and the International Journal of School and Educational Psychology and currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of School Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and an elected member of the Society for the study of School Psychology. Dr. Randy G. Floyd is a Professor of Psychology and Chair in the Department of Psychology at The University of Memphis. His research focuses on understanding the measurement properties of psychological assessment techniques, including intelligence tests. Dr. Floyd has authored or coauthored more than 100 professional publications. He is the former editor of the Journal of School Psychology, and he serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Journal of School Psychology, School Psychology International, and School Psychology Review. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association Division 16 (School Psychology) and an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology.