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The Relationship of Intelligence, Visual-Motor, Psycholinguistic and Reading-Readiness Skills with Achievement
Egeland, Byron; And Others – Educ Psychol Meas, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Grade 1
WISC-III Predictors of Academic Achievement for Children with Learning Disabilities: Are Global and Factor Scores Comparable?
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Hale, James B.; Fiorello, Catherine A.; Kavanagh, Jack A.; Hoeppner, Jo-Ann B.; Gaither, Rebecca A. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2001
This study of 174 children meeting criteria for learning disabilities revealed that the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) factors accounted for a large portion of the achievement variance during hierarchical regression analyses. Proposes that the practitioner should refrain from focusing on global scores and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Measures (Individuals)
Prediction of the WISC-R Full Scale IQ from the SFTAA.
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Wikoff, Richard L.; Parolini, Roger J. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Investigated validity of the Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude (SFTAA) as a predictor of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) Full Scale IQ. Tested junior-high students and found the WISC-R could be estimated satisfactorily from the SFTAA, which was shown to be a valid indicator of intelligence. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Measurement, Intelligence Tests, Junior High School Students
Japanese Inbreeding Depression Scores: Predictors of Cognitive Differences between Blacks and Whites.
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Rushton, J. Philippe – Intelligence, 1989
Genetic influence was estimated on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children subtests from inbreeding depression scores calculated on cousin marriages in Japan (n=1,854 children) and correlated with American Black-White racial differences. The genetic contribution of racial differences in cognitive performance may be more robust than was previously…
Descriptors: Black Students, Children, Cognitive Ability, Genetics
Three Short Form Versions of the WISC-R for Rural Students in Grades 1-4, 5-8, and 9-10.
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Sexton, Larry C.; Lee, Mickey M. – 1989
The tetrad of subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) that best predicts the WISC-R Full-Scale intelligence quotient (IQ) was determined for 1,589 Appalachian students referred for evaluation in grades 1-4, 5-8, and 9-10. The sample was divided into three groups. Students in grades 1 through 4 (n=655) were those…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Quotient