Education

The Piers-Harris 3 quickly measures self-concept in children, adolescents, and young adults, and identifies individuals who need further testing or treatment. While retaining core features of the widely used Piers-Harris 2, this revised edition has been upgraded with a broader age range and updated item content enhanced with improved readability and clarity. Items reflecting bullying, social isolation, and body image have been added to better assess social acceptance and physical self-concept. Other new features of the Piers-Harris 3 include:

The WVI is a self-administered, self-scored, and self-interpreted measure of six workplace values. It is a career exploration and job selection tool that helps career counselors and human resource professionals.

AUTHORS: Joanne Mulligan, Michael Mitchelmore and Andrew Stephanou

The Phonological Assessment Battery, 2nd Edition (PhAB2) offers a comprehensive battery of tests that help assess phonological awareness in children aged 5 -11 years, and helps identify the phonological difficulties some children encounter in learning to read. In turn, this allows appropriate intervention to be provided to help improve underlying literacy skills.

A trusted, ground-breaking leader in individually administered assessments, the new Woodcock Johnson Fourth Edition (WJ IV) - Australasian Adaptation is now available. The WJ IV comprehensive system offers the ease of use and flexibility examiners need to accurately evaluate learning problems and improve instructional outcomes for children and adults in a way that no other assessment can.

The BRIEF2, developed by practicing paediatric neuropsychologists, continues to be an efficient, comprehensive and consistent assessment of impaired executive function in children and adolescents.  

New Features Include:

The Phonological and Print Awareness Scale (PPA Scale) measures early literacy skills in children aged 3.6 to 8.11 years. It is quick and easy to administer, helping to identify children who may benefit from early intervention.

The PPA Scale measures two important literacy skills that have been shown to predict later reading and writing ability:

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The York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension (YARC) - Australian Edition, enables teachers to assess the reading and comprehension skills of children aged 5 to 18 years.  It is ideal for following up at an individual level after group testing and provides a wide range of invaluable information.

YARC Early Reading

For readers aged 5 to 7.11 years, YARC Early Reading assesses the alphabetical knowledge that underlies reading, namely:

The ASEBA is a comprehensive evidence-based assessment system developed through decades of research and practical experience. The ASEBA assesses competencies, adaptive functioning, and behaviour, emotional, and social problems from age 1 1/2 to over 90 years.

There are three forms available for the school-age assessment:

• Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL 6-18)
• Teacher Report Form (TRF)
• Youth Self Report Form (YSR 11-18)

The following cross-information syndromes were derived from all three forms: