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A Comparison of Self-Reported Abilities and Occupational Ability Patterns across Occupations.
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Harrington, Thomas F.; Schafer, William D. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Job analyses were compared with employees' self-ratings of abilities across 54 occupations. Participants totaled 2,272 workers (1,119 women and 1,153 men) who took the Career Decision-Making System as part of an effort to expand its concurrent validity evidence. The results supported the validity of self-assessment of aptitudes in career…
Descriptors: Ability, Ability Identification, Adults, Aptitude
A Review of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III).
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Edelman, Steve – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
The third edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) is reviewed. A comparison of the WISC-III with the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) is included. Discusses shortcomings of the WISC-III while noting that overall, there are substantial improvements in the WISC-III over the WISC-R. (KW)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude Tests, Children, Comparative Analysis
The Two- and Three-Dimensional Models of the HK-WISC: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
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Chan, David W.; Lin, Wen-Ying – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Confirmatory analyses on the Hong Kong Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (HK-WISC) provided support for composite score interpretation based on the two- and three-dimensional models across age levels. Test sample was comprised of 1,100 children, ranging in age from 5 to 15 years at all 11 age levels specified by the HK-WISC. (KW)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adolescents, Aptitude Tests, Children