TY - JOUR
AU - Saklofske, Don
AB -  Academic Press, New York, NY. 1998. 336 pp., 49.95 (hb). ISBN 0‐12‐564930‐4. In the selection of an intelligence measure, its psychometric properties, interpretability, appropriateness for the population of interest and the breadth of abilities it samples are all important considerations. Each of these factors was thoroughly researched for the WISC‐R, and were described by well over 1100 research studies in the literature ( Kamphaus 1993 ). Therefore, it is timely for an edited book to review the latest research and the clinical utility of the successor to this measure, the WISC‐III. A range of experts including clinical, educational and research psychologists have contributed chapters to WISC‐III Clinical Use and Interpretation: Scientist Practitioner Perspectives . The title suggests a universal scientist–practitioner approach to testing. Unfortunately, every single contributor practises in the USA or Canada, and inevitably, a large number of the book’s themes are specific to North American practice. These issues are not always relevant to those of Europe and other parts of the world. However, despite this major failing for a non‐American audience, the 13 chapters discuss a range of subject areas for the WISC‐III and the most interesting issues are described below. The editors introduce the unifying 
TI - WISC‐III. Clinical Use and Interpretation: Scientist Practitioner Perspectives
JF - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1999.00180.x
DA - 1999-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/wisc-iii-clinical-use-and-interpretation-scientist-practitioner-3mJJDL0WA2
SP - 140
VL - 43
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -