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Leckliter, Ingrid N.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Reviews the factor analytic studies done on the 1981 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) standardization sample and various patient samples. Concludes that a three-factor solution appears to provide a source of hypotheses about an individual's or a select sample's unique abilities and weaknesses worthy of further exploration.…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Statistical Studies

Macmann, Gregg M.; Barnett, David W. – School Psychology Quarterly, 1994
Reacts to previous arguments regarding verbal and performance constructs of Wechsler Scales. Contends that general factor model is more plausible representation of data for these scales. Suggests issue is moot when considered in regards to practical applications. Supports analysis of needed skills and instructional environments in educational…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Factor Analysis

Macmann, Gregg M.; Barnett, David W. – School Psychology Quarterly, 1994
Describes exploratory and confirmatory analyses of verbal-performance procedures to illustrate concepts and procedures for analysis of correlated factors. Argues that, based on convergent and discriminant validity criteria, factors should have higher correlations with variables that they purport to measure than with other variables. Discusses…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Correlation
Hill, Timothy D.; And Others – 1983
The classification of intelligence has been a prime interest to many for over three-quarters of a century. The Wechsler scales of intelligence and the development of factor analysis have both played major roles in the shaping of psychometric thought. An examination of this joint history by means of a review of the factor analytic studies of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis