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Examiner Error in Intelligence Testing: Are You a Source?
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Franklin, Melvin R., Jr.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Examined the extent of examiner error during administration of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) by practicing school psychologists and school psychology students eligible for state certification as psychometrists. A number of examiner item scoring and administration errors were observed for numerous subtests. (RC)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Examiners, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
Identifying Students' Errors in Administering the WAIS-R.
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Slate, John R.; Jones, Craig H. – Psychology in the Schools, 1990
Investigated specific problem caused by traditional method of teaching students to administer Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. Analysis of 180 protocols by 26 graduate students revealed average of 8.8 mistakes per protocol. When errors were corrected, 81 percent of Full Scale intelligence quotients were changed. Students' performance…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Examiners, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Examiner Errors on the WRAT-R.
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Peterson, Daniel; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1991
Analyzed for examiner errors 55 Wide Range Achievement Test-Revised (WRAT-R) protocols completed by 9 practitioners for metropolitan school district. All practitioners made errors, which occurred on 95 percent of protocols and averaged 3.0 errors per protocol. Most frequent errors included failures to obtain correct ceiling or basal, and failures…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement
Assessment of Technical Aspects of WISC-R Administration.
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Stewart, Krista J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1987
Evaluated the technical aspects of three Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) administrations of five psychology graduate students using the WISC-R Administration Observational Checklist (WAOC) to evaluate interrater agreement. Students performed significantly better on the second than on the first observation, with…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Error Patterns, Examiners, Graduate Students