A historicodevelopmental model of acquisition order of words was applied to 175 words comprising the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Revised. A structural equation model demonstrates that the combination of date of entry into English, word length, polysemy, and frequency of use account for a substantial proportion of variance of acquisition…

Seeks to determine convergent validity values and to compare intelligence estimates for three tests across various levels and ranges of intelligence. Results indicated that the use of the PPUT or DAP for determining intelligence of kindergarten children is unjustified. (Author/PC)

The use and validity of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Slooson Intelligence Test as screening devices when compared to the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children was studied in 36 mentally retarded adolescents. (Author)

Explored the relationship between the new Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) and the Revised Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R) Forms L and M for a sample of 30 predominantly Black Head Start children. The highest correlations occurred between the K-ABC Achievement Scale and the PPVT-R. (Author/NRB)

Assessed construct validity of Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) as measure of general achievement in 208 children, aged 6-12. Results indicated that PPVT-R had substantial loadings on factors resembling Kaufman's (1975) Verbal Comprehension factor, while it consistently failed to load significantly on achievement-related factors.…

Reviews a recent paper by Levy (1982) which concluded that a new format of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test was valid for autistic children. Claims the analysis was inappropriate and presents a statistical test to compare differences between independent mean differences. Includes a reply by Stine Levy. (Author/JAC)

Adapted the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test to facilitate administration to low-functioning autistic children who do not have a pointing response. Autistic (N=10) and preschool-aged children (N=20) were given the standard form and the adapted form. Results supported the use of the published norms for the adapted version. (Author/RC)

Fifty-one gifted children, aged 9-17, were tested with the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition, and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised. Correlations indicated that the Peabody may be of value in screening students being considered for gifted placement. (Author/JDD)

Compared scores on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) for 40 nonexceptional second graders. Subjects tended to score lower on PPVT-R than on WISC-R; scores from the tests were moderately correlated; and order of administration did not appear to alter scores. (NRB)

Administered forms L and M of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) to 39 fourth, 39 fifth, and 38 sixth graders. Results showed that coefficients of correlation between scores of the PPVT-R and academic grades for language, mathematics, reading, spelling, science, and social studies ranged from -.18 to .67. (Author/LLL)

The authors report on two studies showing that the Slosson Intelligence Test yields higher scores than the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test for both nursery school and third-grade children, indicating that care should be taken when the SIT is used for intellectual screening. (Author)