Correlation Between the General Information Subtest of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the Full Scale Intelligence Quotient of the WISC-R.

Simpson, Robert G.

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ERIC Number: EJ266499

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Publication Date: 1982

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Correlation Between the General Information Subtest of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the Full Scale Intelligence Quotient of the WISC-R.

Simpson, Robert G.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v42 n2 p695-99 Sum 1982

The usefulness of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test General Information subtest as a general screening instrument with non-retarded subjects is shown in a study of concurrent validity between the subtest and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Correlations between the instruments in two intelligence groups are discussed. (Author/CM)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Correlation, Educational Diagnosis, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests, Mental Retardation, Secondary Education, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Individual Achievement Test; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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