This book provides an overview of the research related to
psychological assessment across South Africa.
The thirty-six chapters provide a combination of psychometric theory and
practical assessment applications in order to combine the currently
disparate research that has been conducted locally in this field.
Existing South African texts on psychological assessment are
predominantly academic textbooks that explain psychometric theory and
provide brief descriptions of a few testing instruments. Psychological
Assessment in South Africa provides in-depth coverage of a range of
areas within the broad field of psychological assessment, including
research conducted with various psychological instruments. The chapters
critically interrogate the current Eurocentric and Western cultural
hegemonic practices that dominate the field of psychological assessment.
The book therefore has the potential to function both as an academic
text for graduate students, as well as a specialist resource for
professionals, including psychologists, psychometrists, remedial
teachers and human resource practitioners.