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Download full textCormier, Damien C.; Altman, Jason; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
The use of accommodations for both instruction and assessment continues to be of great importance for students with disabilities. The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations, as well as to identify promising areas of research likely to contribute to understanding of current and emerging…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Educational Research
PDF pending restorationGREEN, RUSSEL F.; MARTINEZ, JUAN N. – 1967
A NEED FOR AN ADEQUATELY DEVELOPED AND STANDARDIZED INTELLIGENCE SCALE IN THE WHOLE OF LATIN AMERICA RESULTED IN THE WAIS PROJECT WHOSE AIM WAS TO TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH, ADAPT TO SPANISH CULTURE, AND STANDARDIZE THE WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE IN PUERTO RICO. FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION OF THE FOUR GENERAL GOALS, THE PROJECT REPORT OUTLINES THE…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis, Language Research
Peer reviewedTsushima, William T.; Bratton, Joseph C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Investigated geographic differences in Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) results by comparing 60 Hawaiian and 60 mainland United States psychiatric outpatients. The influence of pidgin English led to expectations that Hawaiian subjects would have significantly lower WAIS Verbal scores than mainland subjects. Data verified these…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Geographic Location
Peer reviewedPickering, John W.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1977
This research investigated the possibility that there exists a systematic difference in WAIS verbal and performance IQ indices. It was hypothesized that VIQ (verbal) scores on the WAIS tend to be significantly higher than PIQ (performance ability) scores. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Intelligence Tests, Measurement Instruments, Psychological Studies
Peer reviewedLansdell, Herbert; Donnelly, Edward F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Scores from 94 psychiatric and neurological patients on the 11 subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Halstead-Reitan Category and Finger Tapping tests were used in a factor analysis. The Category Test is not particularly sensitive to all types of brain pathology. (Author)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Nonverbal Tests
Peer reviewedCooley, Frederick B.; Miller, Thomas W. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
In the debate concerning psychological testing and reliability/validity issues, one issue which has had implications for the examinee is card or task rejection. Card rejection on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Picture Arrangement subtest attracted considerable attention. Picture Arrangement is not commonly a disturbing task. Assessment…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavioral Science Research, Psychological Testing, Task Analysis
Walker, Kenneth P.; Gross, Frederick, L. – Training Sch Bull, 1970
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedEdinger, Jack D.; Norwood, Peggy E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Investigated the efficacy of various WAIS short forms among outpatients. Results favor Pauker's (1963) short form but also show a decrease in correspondence between short-form and Full Scale scores when the short forms are administered separately. (Author/EJT)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedPrigatano, George P. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1978
Research on the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) is reviewed, including the relationship of Memory Quotient to Full Scale IQ. Despite its limitations, WMS has been a sensitive test of short-term memory, which may be helpful in identifying dominant (left) temporal lobe impairment. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Factor Structure, Intelligence Quotient, Memory
