Cognition
Published Online: 20 APR 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781119977452.ch4
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Handbook for the Assessment of Children's Behaviours, A
Additional Information
How to Cite
Williams, J. and Hill, P. (2012) Cognition, in Handbook for the Assessment of Children's Behaviours, A, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781119977452.ch4
Publication History
- Published Online: 20 APR 2012
- Published Print: 18 APR 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781119975892
Online ISBN: 9781119977452
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- cognition;
- child's developmental level;
- understanding behaviour;
- moods, and teachers' assessments;
- National Curriculum or WIAT;
- ID cause, in children;
- hand pain, impairing writing tasks;
- IQ test components;
- regression, medical causes;
- neurological signs, and reliability
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Causelist 1: Poor results in school or testing
Investigations to find the cause of ID in a child
Investigation Planner 1: Treatable causes of ID
Causelist 2: Inconsistent performance in testing
Causelist 3: Making mistakes/poor memory
Causelist 4: Regression
Investigation Planner 2: Medical causes of regression
Causelist 5: Deviance
Causelist 6: Difficulty reading
Causelist 7: Difficulty writing
Special Topic 1: Is this child developing normally?
Prediction based on early milestones
General neurological maturation
IQ and IQ tests