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Smith, Monte D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Stability of the WISC-R subtest profile for 161 learning disabled (LD) children over a 7-month test-retest interval was examined. A unique subtest profile reported earlier was replicated. Performance IQ was significantly greater than Verbal IQ at both testing occasions. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Learning Disabilities

Silverman, I.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1977
The Token Test and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children were administered to 46 nonretarded children (6-17 years old) with learning problems. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests

Anderson, Marilyn; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
A group of 41 learning disabled children were tested on the WISC-R. Two main questions were explored: (a) Do WISC-R tests assess "g" for learning disabled children to the same degree that they do for normal children? (b) Is there significantly more scatter among the tests for learning disabled than for normal youngsters? (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis

Vance, Hubert "Booney"; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
The study investigated WISC-R subtest pattern scores of 58 learning disabled children. The evidence indicates that the low subtest scores on Arithmetic, Coding and Information were characteristic of this group. The study did not support the Verbal-Performance discrepancies as useful in the diagnosis of learning disabilities. (Author)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Ability, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education