Students will identify and discuss relevant theories of intelligence, as well as the psychometric and empirical foundation for the process of cognitive assessment.

Measurement: Class presentations, quizzes, in-class readings.

Students will identify and articulate pertinent professional and ethical issues related to cognitive assessment.

Measurement: Class presentations, quizzes, in-class readings.

Students will reliably demonstrate competence in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the most widely used measures of cognitive ability, including the WAIS-IV and WISC-IV, and use research and theory to interpret test scores within the constraints of the existing scientific literature.

Measurement: Testing reports.

Students will effectively communicate, orally and in writing, the results of a cognitive evaluation.

Measurement: Class presentations, testing reports.