Faculty Contact Information:
Faculty Contact Information: J. Alexander Boeringa, Ph.D., ABPP
Phone: Education center or 01353-666837 Home phone
E mail: Aboer108@yahoo.com
OR aboering@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
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Consultation:
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30 minutes before class or by appointment
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Required Texts and Readings:
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Kaufman, A.S., and Lichtenberger, E.O. (2001). Assessing Adolescent and Adult Intelligence (2nd Ed). Boston: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.
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Supplementary Readings:
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All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
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A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the Counseling Webboard at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/graduate/webboards/
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Course Description:
The course emphasizes the administration, scoring, and interpretation of infant, child, and adult intelligence tests, emphasizing the Stanford-Binet, WPPSI, WISC-R, and WAIS. Included will be a survey of the development of IQ tests, theories of intelligence and current trends and developments in intellectual assessment.
Prerequisites: 15 hours of graduate psychology or counseling courses, including GUCO 510.
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Course Goals:
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This course is designed to enable students to become familiar with intelligence testing, including validity, reliability and other measures. The cross-cultural aspects of intelligence, as well as the influence of heredity and environment on IQ, will also be stressed, so that students can continue the process of developing an effective counseling approach.
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the administration, scoring and interpretation of a specific test battery, such as the WAIS,-III, WAIS-R, WISC-III, or WISC-R.
2. Draw appropriate conclusions from the administration, scoring, and interpretation of a specific test battery.
3. Demonstrate an enhanced appreciation of the historical context in which contemporary testing instruments are imbedded.
4. Understand the importance of the concepts of intelligence and intelligence testing.
5. Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of societal, cultural/racial influences in intelligence.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%
B 80 – 91%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog. Hard copies of the catalog are available in your local Education Center.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society. In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Participate in classroom discussions 10%
Write graduate level testing protocols 30%
Present and defend prepared material 20%
Complete one or more written examination(s) 20%
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Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours of additional for every hour of a face-to-face class.
Write graduate level testing protocols: You are required to conduct professional-level test scoring, interpretation and reccomendations as appropriate, including appropriately citing applicable reference works and avoiding plagiarism. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your assessments in a professional manner. This means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate testing materials and interpretations and scoring criteria.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary to choose, recomend,interpret and understand assessment tools and assist you in successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used for this course will be relevant to preparation for understanding the material and in preparing to include such information on the comprehensive
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Course Schedule:
Weekends as announced 0900 to 1700
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE. Specific details and assignments will be added at the first class session or check the Webboard prior to class.
Initial meeting:
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Orientation to subject
Second meeting:
Third meeting:
Fourth meeting:
Fifth meeting:
Sixth meeting:
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Academic Policies:
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Please refer to the UMUC – Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/ or from your local Education Center, for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
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Faculty Bio:
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Dr. Boeringa was born in Chicago, served two years in the Army, and received his BA from Hope College, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He was an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston, and has also taught in part time adjunct faculty positions at several colleges and universities as he moved with the Veterans Administration. For the past 10 years he was the Chief of Psychology Service at the Houston VA Medical Center. He has extensive clinical, research, and applied experience in a broad variety of positions including those in Hospitals, Medical Schools, Private Practice, and Community Mental Health Clinics. Of particular relevance to this course he has taught similar courses, supervised testing, and has an extensive professional history of assessments for SSI disability determinations, educational placements, court referrals and diagnostic evaluations.
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