MHS is thrilled to announce the release of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test™ Second Edition (MSCEIT® 2). The term emotional intelligence (EI) has become a part of our everyday language, with most of us having an intuitive sense of what it means to exhibit EI. However, what many...
MHS is proud and excited to announce the release of the Gifted Rating Scales™ Second Edition (GRS™ 2). Originally published in 2003, the Gifted Rating Scales™ (GRS™; Pfeiffer & Jarosewich, 2003) were conceptualized at a time when Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was often being used as...
For students, the consequences of sleep deprivation and daytime sleepiness are especially problematic. In one study, it was reported that daytime sleepiness, sleep deprivation, and irregular sleep schedules can result in lower grade point averages, increased risk of academic failure, compromised learning, and impaired mood (Hershner & Chervin, 2014). In...
What is the Pediatric Performance Validity Test Suite (PdPVTS)? When a youth undergoes any kind of assessment of their cognitive skills or abilities (e.g., tests of intelligence, tests of achievement, or neuropsychological assessment), they are asked to demonstrate the upper limit of their performance. Such tests are commonly known as maximum...
