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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
Download full textTurnbull, William W. – 1979
Reflections on past and future uses of intelligence tests are presented. Three current approaches to intelligence tests are described: (1) neural efficiency, which relates the speed or quality of functioning of the neural system to test results; (2) information processing--cognitive micro-processes used in solving test items; and (3)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
