Intelligent Testing

James C. Kaufman, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the California State University at San Bernardino, where he directs the Learning Research Institute. Dr Kaufman's research focuses on the nurturance, structure, and assessment of creativity. Kaufman is the author or editor of 15 books either published or in press. These include Essentials of Creativity Assessment (with Jonathan Plucker and John Baer, 2008), International Handbook of Creativity (with Robert J. Sternberg, Cambridge University Press, 2006), and Applied Intelligence (with Robert J. Sternberg and Elena Grigorenko, Cambridge University Press, 2008). His research has been featured on CNN, NPR, the New York Times, and the BBC. Kaufman is a founding co-editor of the official journal for APA's Division 10, Psychology, Aesthetics, and the Arts. He is also the associate editor of the Journal of Creativity Behavior and the incoming editor of the International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving and is the series editor of the Psych 101 series. He received the 2003 Daniel E. Berlyne Award from APA's Division 10, as well as NAGC's E. Paul Torrance Award.

• Part I. Those Who Know Him: 1. Alan S. Kaufman's contributions Nadeen L. Kaufman; 2. Who is Alan S. Kaufman? Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger; 3. Alan S. Kaufman: the man and the professional Jennie Kaufman Singer; Part II. Intelligent Testing: 4. Intelligent testing: bridging the gap between Classical and Romantic science in assessment Elaine Fletcher-Janzen; 5. The intelligent testing of children with specific learning disabilities Nancy Mather; 6. Temperament preferences for children ages 8 through 17 in a nationally represented sample Kyle Bassett and Thomas Oakland; 7. Intelligent intelligence testing: the influence of Alan S. Kaufman Jack A. Naglieri; Part III. The Intersection of Theory and Measurement: 8. Kaufman on theory, measurement, interpretation, and fairness: a legacy in training, practice, and research Samuel O. Ortiz and Dawn P. Flanagan; 9. The theory of successful intelligence as a basis for new forms of ability testing at the high school, college, and graduate school levels Robert J. Sternberg; 10. Kaufman's work in the penumbra between measurement science and clinical assessment Randy W. Kamphaus and Cecil R. Reynolds; 11. Success is a latent variable: how Alan Kaufman shaped intelligence test theory, interpretation, and psychometrics with factor analysis Jason C. Cole; Part IV. Kaufman Across the World: 12. The K-ABC in France Claire Énéa-Drapeau and Michèle Carlier; 13. Dr. Alan Kaufman's contribution to Japan: K-ABC, intelligent testing, and school psychology Toshinori Ishikuma; 14. Alan Kaufman's deep influence in Sweden Jan Alm; 15. Intelligent testing of underserved populations R. Steve McCallum and Bruce A. Bracken.

“Professor Kaufman's Intelligent Testing is an illuminating tribute to his father, Alan, whose pioneering, innovative accomplishments have placed the art and science of cognitive testing upon a solid historical, theoretical, behavioral, neuropsychological, and educational footing. The focus is upon the whole person, as affected by the complex and inevitable interplay of nature and nurture. The book is an embodiment of a highly successful tour de force culminating in the globalization of Alan's unique, masterfully accomplished, and clearly required approach to cognitive assessment.” —Dom Cicchetti, Yale University and the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, UK