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Hierarchical Analyses of the WISC and WISC-R: Synthesis and Clinical Implications.
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Blaha, John; Wallbrown, Fred H. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Examines the structure of human abilities from a hierarchial viewpoint. Findings provided a description of the abilities that children may use in responding to the tasks included in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and provided a framework to generate clinical hypotheses about any child's performance. (LLL)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure
Joint Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the DAS and WISC-R.
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Stone, Brian J. – Journal of School Psychology, 1992
Investigated joint factor structure of Differential Abilities Scale and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised for 115 children. Compared theoretically supportable models (Spearman's General factor; Wechsler's Verbal, Performance, and Freedom from Distractibility factors; Elliott's verbal, nonverbal, spatial, and diagnostic perspective)…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Intellectual Assessment of Hispanic Children.
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Clarizio, Harvey F. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Examines whether individual intelligence tests such as the WISC-R are biased against Hispanic school-aged children. Discusses three common but faulty notions of test bias, and advances a psychometric definition of bias. Analyzes evidence regarding external and internal validity. Presents guidelines for intellectual assessment of bilingual…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Students, Children, Elementary Secondary Education