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Peer reviewedWechsler, David – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1981
The author provides an historical review of how he came to construct the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). Concepts underlying the WAIS are related to prior work in psychometrics. (RD)
Descriptors: Intellectual Development, Intelligence Tests, Psychometrics, Test Construction
Comparability of the WAIS and the WAIS-R: A Consideration of Level of Neuropsychological Impairment.
Peer reviewedZarantonello, Matthew M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Found subjects of varying levels of neuropsychological impairment, administered revised Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R), obtained significantly lower Full Scale, Verbal, and Performance Intelligence Quotients (IQs) than did subjects administered original, full version WAIS. Indicated significant main effects for level of impairment for…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedRamey, Craig T.; Haskins, Ron – Intelligence, 1981
Infants judged to be at risk for subnormal intellectual growth were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups which varied as to educational curriculum activities. Two types of evidence, group differences and parent-child IQ correlations, demonstrate the importance of early environments in intellectual development. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Day Care, Developmental Programs, Early Experience
