Multicultural psychoeducational assessment / edited by Elena L. Grigorenko.

Author/creator Grigorenko, Elena L.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Springer Pub., ©2009.
Descriptionxvi, 516 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents How universal are test development and use? / Thomas Oakland -- Equitable assessment practices in diverse contexts / Elias Mpofu, Samuel O. Ortiz -- Respecting local, cultural contexts for assessment practice in an era of globalization / Val Klenowski -- Conceptualizing developmental assessment within Africa's cultural settings / A. Bame Nsamenang -- Assessing the environment of children's learning: the developmental niche in Africa / Sara Harkness ... [et al.] -- Assessing competencies in reading and mathematics in Zambian children / Steven E. Stemler ... [et al.] -- Assessing mother tongue in the era of globalization: promise and challenge / Elena L. Grigorenko ... [et al.] -- The logic of confidence and the social economy of assessment reform in Singapore: a new institutionalist perspective / David Hogan, Phillip A. Towndrow, Kim Koh -- Instructional and assessment practices in Singapore / David Hogan, Phillip A. Towndrow, Kim Koh --
Contents Considerations for developing and adapting language and literacy assessments in Arabic-speaking countries / Saleh Shaalan -- The behavioral characteristics of kindergarten gifted children in Saudi Arabia: construction and validation of a scale / Usama M. A. Ibrahim, Abdullah M. Aljughaiman -- Developing culture-specific assessments / Alexander G. Shmelyov, Anna S. Naumenko -- The use of foreign psychodiagnostic inventories in differing methodological contexts / Tatiana V. Kornilova, Sergey A. Kornilov -- Adapting existing abilities and competencies assessment devices to different cultures / Marcia Regina F. de Brito -- The challenge of measuring abilities and competencies in Hispanics/Latinos / Antonio E. Puente, Antonio N. Puente -- Considering language, culture, and cognitive abilities: the international translation and adaptation of the Aurora Assessment Battery / Mei T. Tan ... [et al.] -- Conclusions: assessment in an era of globalization / Peter Tymms, Robert Coe.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008050932
ISBN9780826101013 (alk. paper)
ISBN0826101011 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780826101020 (Ebook)
ISBN082610102X (Ebook)

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Joyner General Stacks BF176 .G75 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold