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Incremental Validity of WISC-IV[superscript UK] Factor Index Scores with a Referred Irish Sample: Predicting Performance on the WIAT-II[superscript UK]
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Canivez, Gary L.; Watkins, Marley W.; James, Trevor; Good, Rebecca; James, Kate – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
Background: Subtest and factor scores have typically provided little incremental predictive validity beyond the omnibus IQ score. Aims: This study examined the incremental validity of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth UK Edition (WISC-IV[superscript UK]; Wechsler, 2004a, "Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth UK…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Achievement Tests, Test Validity
The Primacy of IQ Subtest Analysis to Understand Reading Performance for Culturally Diverse Groups
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Ortiz, Samuel O.; Johnston, Harriet N.; Wilcox, Gabrielle; Francis, Stella L.; Tomes, Yuma I. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
There is significant debate over the value and ethics of IQ testing for children, including those from diverse cultural groups, particularly in light of studies examining performance on various subtests that are uncovering important processing differences between cultural and linguistic groups (Sotelo-Dynega, Ortiz, Flanagan, & Chaplin, 2013).…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension
The WISC-R as a Predictor of WRAT Achievement for Educable Mentally Handicapped Students.
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Grossman, Fred M.; Clark, Julia H. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised Full Scale IQ did not yield valid predictions of achievement of educable mentally handicapped students in a public school setting, as measured by the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT). (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Mild Mental Retardation
Development and Cross-Validation of a Short Form for the WAIS-R.
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Beck, Niels C.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Used multiple regression analysis to derive a short form for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised in a sample of 300 children receiving treatment and/or evaluation at a university-affiliated community mental health center. Results yielded several four- and five-subtest predictive equations with demonstrable predictive validity.…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Multiple Regression Analysis
Predictive Validity of the WISC-R for White and Mexican-American Children.
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Reynolds, Cecil R.; Gutkin, Terry B. – 1980
Predictive validity of the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R), was investigated with 174 Chicanos and 94 Anglos, ages 10-11, who were referred for psychological services. Wide Range Achievement Test Reading, Spelling, and Arithmetic subtest scores were each regressed on WISC-R Verbal, Performance and Full Scale Intelligence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Anglo Americans, Emotional Disturbances
Race, Social Class, and Predictive Bias: An Evaluation using the WISC, WRAT, and Teacher Ratings.
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Svanum, Soren; Bringle, Robert G. – Intelligence, 1982
Interrelationships among IQ, academic achievement, and teacher ratings of pupils' classroom achievement were evaluated in a large sample of children from various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. A substantial relationship between standardized measures of IQ and achievement was found and was independent of race, but decreased with increasing…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Elementary Education, Intelligence Quotient
Prediction of Reading Achievement for Learning Disabled Students Using the WISC-R.
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Webster, Raymond E.; And Others – 1979
This study examines the usefulness of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) in predicting the reading achievement of 74 disabled readers in grade 3 on the word recognition subtest of the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT). The WRAT word recognition subtest was used because previous research has demonstrated a high positive…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Grade 3