Handbook of Nonverbal Assessment

Handbook of Nonverbal Assessment

R. Steve McCallum Editor Handbook of Nonverbal Assessment Second Edition 123

Editor R. Steve McCallum Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN USA ISBN 978-3-319-50602-9 ISBN 978-3-319-50604-3 (ebook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-50604-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016959258 1st edition: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2003 2nd edition: Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

This book is dedicated to those who have been most influential in my life: my wife Sherry and the memory of my mother, Nevada both experts in nonverbal communication! the children (Ross, Ryan, Daniel, Lauren); and my students. I continue to learn from each of them!

Acknowledgements Any project of this magnitude requires help from many others. I would like to acknowledge the strong contribution of each of the authors of the various chapters. The thoughtful content they provided ensures that it will be useful to practitioners and researchers alike. In addition, I would like to thank Judy Jones and Michelle Tam of Springer, Judy as Senior Editor and Michelle as Editorial Assistant. Their capable guidance was invaluable and they created an appealing and user-friendly format. Finally, I would like to thank Baileigh Kirkpatrick. Without her thoughtful contributions, tireless efforts, and editorial assistance this book would not have been possible. vii

Contents Part I Context 1 Context for Nonverbal Assessment of Intelligence and Related Abilities... 3 R. Steve McCallum 2 Best Practices in Detecting Bias in Cognitive Tests.... 21 Susan J. Maller and Lai-Kwan Pei 3 Best Practices in Multicultural Assessment of Cognition... 39 Trish Franklin 4 Best Practices in Assessing Those Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing... 47 Jeffrey P. Braden 5 Best Practices in Cross-Battery Assessment of Nonverbal Cognitive Ability... 59 Brian Wilhoit 6 Psychological and Physiological Influences on Multicultural and Nonverbal Assessment... 77 Ryan E. McCallum and R. Steve McCallum Part II Selected Nonverbal Cognitive Tests 7 The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test: Second Edition... 105 Alex Friedlander Moore, R. Steve McCallum and Bruce A. Bracken 8 Leiter-3: Nonverbal Cognitive and Neuropsychological Assessment... 127 Gale H. Roid and Christopher Koch 9 Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability... 151 Caroline M. Jaquett and Baileigh A. Kirkpatrick 10 Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence: Second Edition... 167 Donald D. Hammill and Nils Pearson ix

x Contents 11 Test of Nonverbal Intelligence: A Language-Free Measure of Cognitive Ability... 185 Susan K. Johnsen 12 The General Ability Measure for Adults... 207 Amber Stieg Green, Achilles Bardos and Maris Doropoulou 13 Two Nonverbal Screeners: The Universal Multidimensional Abilities Scales and the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test-Group Abilities Test... 217 Sherry Mee Bell Part III Nonverbal Assessment of Related Abilities 14 Nonverbal Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology... 231 John D. Wasserman 15 The Nonverbal Assessment of Academic Skills... 251 Craig L. Frisby 16 Functional Behavioral Assessment of Nonverbal Behavior.... 269 Merilee McCurdy, Christopher H. Skinner and Ruth A. Ervin 17 Nonverbal Neuropsychological Assessment... 287 John D. Wasserman Index... 311

Editor and Contributors About the Editor R. Steve McCallum Ph.D. is Professor of School Psychology in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling at the University of Tennessee (UT). Before coming to UT in 1986, Dr. McCallum worked for 4 years as a practicing school psychologist, then for six years as a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi. During his tenure at UT, Dr. McCallum served both as Program Coordinator for the School Psychology Program (6 years) and Department Head (22 years). He contributes to the assessment field as an author or co-author of numerous scholarly works, including books, book chapters, journal articles, tests, and national and international conference presentations (e.g., Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test 2 (UNIT2), published by PRO-ED Publishing Company; a software interpretive program for the UNIT2 called UNIT Compuscore; Essentials of Nonverbal Assessment, published by John Wiley & Sons; the Handbook of Nonverbal Assessment, (2nd ed.), published by Springer Publishing Company; the Handbook of Reading Assessment, (2nd ed.) published by Rougledge, Taylor & Frances Group; and the Universal Multidimensional Abilities Scales (UMAS), published by PRO ED). Finally, he is co-founder and contributing editor of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. For his contributions to the profession, Dr. McCallum was elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 1992 and has been the recipient of many honors (e.g., Chancellors Research and Creative Achievement Award and the UT/Quest Scholar Award, University of Tennessee; Alumnus of Distinction Award, University of Georgia; Distinguished Alumus Award, Georgia Southern University). Contributors Achilles Bardos Division of School Psychology, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA Sherry Mee Bell Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA Bruce A. Bracken College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA Jeffrey P. Braden College of Humanities and Social Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA Maris Doropoulou Athens, Greece Ruth A. Ervin University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Trish Franklin University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA xi

xii Editor and Contributors Alex Friedlander Moore College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA Craig L. Frisby University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA Donald D. Hammill Austin, TX, USA Caroline M. Jaquett University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA Susan K. Johnsen Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA Baileigh A. Kirkpatrick University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA Christopher Koch George Fox University, Newberg, OR, USA Susan J. Maller Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA R. Steve McCallum Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA Ryan E. McCallum School of Osteopathic Medicine, A. T. Still University, Pinetop, AZ, USA Merilee McCurdy Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA Nils Pearson Austin, TX, USA Lai-Kwan Pei Houston Independent School District, Houston, TX, USA Gale H. Roid Testing Research, Keizer, OR, USA Christopher H. Skinner Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA Amber Stieg Green University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA John D. Wasserman Burke, VA, USA Brian Wilhoit Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA