The Effect of Familiarity with the Examiner on WISC-R Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale Scores.

Irons, Donna

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The Effect of Familiarity with the Examiner on WISC-R Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale Scores.

Irons, Donna

Psychology in the Schools, v18 n4 p496-99 Oct 1981

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) was administered to (N=72) elementary school children. Compared three methods of pretest rapport establishment for each of two age groups. Results found no significant differences on WISC-R scores as a result of the interaction of age and familiarity conditions. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Examiners, Performance Factors, Rapport, Scores, Testing

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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