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Peer reviewedSilverstein, A. B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1982
Subjected the standardization data for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) and the original Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) to principal-factor analysis. A two-factor solution was adopted for each scale. The stability of the two factors, Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Organization, was high both within and between…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Factor Structure, Intelligence Tests
Avery, Richard O.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1989
Scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) Verbal, Performance, and Full Scales were compared for 26 adolescents with educable mental handicaps. The WAIS-R, while strongly correlated with the WISC-R, provided higher scores on all three scales. Several WISC-R…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedFeingold, Alan – Review of Educational Research, 1992
Sex differences in variability in the national norms of the Differential Aptitude Tests, Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/Scholastic Aptitude Test, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales, and California Achievement Tests were examined. Compared to females, males were consistently more variable in quantitative reasoning, spatial visualization,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, College Entrance Examinations
