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Interpreter and Spanish Administration Effects on the WISC Performance on Mexican-American Children.
Peer reviewedSwanson, Elinor N.; Deblassie, Richard R. – Journal of School Psychology, 1979
A study was conducted to ascertain whether use of an interpreter and/or a regular examiner in administering the WISC would affect test results of a group of Mexican-American children. Spanish administration of some scales of the performance test are likely to elicit optimum performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Mexican Americans, Psychological Testing
Peer reviewedHanley, Jerome H.; Barclay, Allan G. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1979
The Revised Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children appears significantly to widen the gap between Black and White performance, increasing the likelihood of unjustified negative social and educational consequences. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Differences
Avery, Richard O.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1989
Scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) Verbal, Performance, and Full Scales were compared for 26 adolescents with educable mental handicaps. The WAIS-R, while strongly correlated with the WISC-R, provided higher scores on all three scales. Several WISC-R…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
