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| Bryant, Christy K. | 1 |
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| Prasse, David P. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedRoffe, Michael W.; Bryant, Christy K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
This study evaluates the reliability of profile analysis for assessing differential abilities on the McCarthy Scales for Children's Abilities (MSCA). Subjects were enrolled in private schools. Results indicated 70.9 percent of the sample showed profile variability not reasonably accounted for as real fluctuations in measurable abilities. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Profiles
Peer reviewedBracken, Bruce A.; Prasse, David P. – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Compared the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities for 35 preschool children identified as being "at risk." Nonsignificant differences were found between Forms L and M of the PPVT-R and the McCarthy GCI.Correlations between the PPVT-R and the McCarthy GCI and Scale scores were significant. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing, High Risk Students, Preschool Children
Peer reviewedGoh, David S.; Simons, Marc R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
Learning disabled children performed lower than general education children on all five major scale indexes. A similar amount of scatter was present in the profiles of learning disabled and general education children. No specific pattern of scale indexes could be determined as typical for learning disabled children. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
