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Diagnostic Utility of the K-ABC and WISC-R/PIAT in Determining Severe Discrepancy.
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Clarizio, Harvey F.; Bennett, Deborah E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1987
Compared Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) with Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) to determine K-ABC's utility in determination of a severe discrepancy for learning disabilities classification. Found that K-ABC and WISC-R/PIAT approaches to the determination of a…
Descriptors: Children, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
The WRAT and the PIAT with Learning Disabled Children.
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Scull, John W.; Brand, Linda Hill – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The study was designed to provide a comparison of Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) and Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) scores in 49 learning disabled children (mean age 11 years at initial testing). (SBH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Correlation Between the General Information Subtest of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the Full Scale Intelligence Quotient of the WISC-R.
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Simpson, Robert G. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
The usefulness of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test General Information subtest as a general screening instrument with non-retarded subjects is shown in a study of concurrent validity between the subtest and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Correlations between the instruments in two intelligence groups are discussed.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Correlation, Educational Diagnosis
Predictors of Ability-Achievement Discrepancies in Children Referred for Psychoeducational Evaluation.
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Erchul, William P.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1986
Evaluated a school district's psychoeducational screening program to determine the best predictors of reading recognition scores, math scores, and investigated the merit of using scores from a group-administered achievement test as predictors. Results suggest California Achievement Test scores combined with intelligence tests may be useful…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Achievement
Diagnostic Testing in Mathematics: An Extension of the PIAT?
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Algozzine, Bob; McGraw, Karen – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1980
The article addresses the usefulness of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) in assessing various levels of arithmetic performance. The mathematics subtest of the PIAT is considered in terms of purpose; mathematical abilities subsections (foundations, basic facts, applications); diagnostic testing (the error analysis matrix); and poor…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
The Validity of the WJ-R, PIAT-R, and DAB-2 Reading Subtests with Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Daub, Deborah; Colarusso, Ronald P. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
Comparison of scores of 35 third- and fourth-grade students with learning disabilities on 3 major achievement tests found high positive correlations among the reading subtests. Agreement across all 3 tests for learning disability eligibility in the basic reading skills area was found in 20 of 35 cases and 9 of 35 cases in reading comprehension.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Concurrent Validity, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
Academic and Behavioral Assessment: Program Prescription.
Riggs, Joyce – 1979
Academic and behavioral assessment of learning disabled students (ages 3-11 years) at the Greene County Learning Center (Xenia, OH) is comprised of three tests (Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests, the Peabody Individual Achievement Test, and Group Learning Skills Tests) and teacher observation. An individualized educational program is determined based…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Identification
The Use of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests in the Diagnosis of a Learning Disability in Reading: A Caveat.
Caskey, William E., Jr. – Diagnostique, 1985
Using a counterbalanced order, 34 learning disabled students were given the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests. When scores in reading recognition and comprehension subtests were compared, Peabody scores were higher, indicating that fewer students were certifiable as learning disabled by Peabody scores than…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Comparison of PIAT Validity with Anglo and Mexican-American Children.
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Dean, Raymond S. – 1976
This study sought to determine the convergent and discriminant validity of the PIAT when administered to separate samples of Anglo and Mexican-American children. Thirty-one Mexican-American and 31 Anglo-American children were matched on the basis of sex, age, SES, educational placement, and reason referred for psychological assessment. All…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Anglo Americans, Children, Correlation
The Effect of Sociocultural Factors on the Achievement of Minority Children.
Rodriguez, Richard F. – 1989
Biased assessment instruments and practices can lead to over-representation of minority children in special education classes. This paper analyzes the amount of variance in Mexican-American achievement test scores attributable to sociocultural factors. Fifty learning disabled Mexican-American elementary school students completed the Peabody…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cultural Influences, Educational Diagnosis