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Vanderploeg, Rodney D.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1996
The validity of a technique for estimating premorbid intellectual functioning based on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) subtest performance and demographic information used in best-performance fashion was investigated with the 1,880 individuals from the WAIS-R standardization sample. Results support use of the approach. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Adults, Demography, Estimation (Mathematics)
Davis, Phillip J.; James, Leonard E. – 1974
A review of the literature indicated a recognition that interview behavior was critical to job placement and successful employment. Previous research, however, has not specified either the structure of inverview training with the mildly retarded or the outcomes of those programs. In a recent study, 29 of 40 mentally retarded young adults filled…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Interviews, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence
Slemon, Jill C.; Shafrir, Uri – 1998
This study investigated how obtaining predicted and actual scores on aptitude tests can provide crucial information regarding personal beliefs about ability. The ACID profile of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (Revised) (WAIS-R) was used to collect the subjective and objective scores of 92 college students with severe scholastic deficits…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Students, Evaluation Methods