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Peer reviewedTomsic, Margie; Rankin, Richard J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Scored protocols for 683 gifted students aged six to 12 years using 1961 and 1981 norms of the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT). Average 1981 norm score was 5.17 points lower than the 1961 norm score. Differences increased with age. Discussed implications for using the SIT for selecting gifted children. (Author/BH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Gifted, Screening Tests
Peer reviewedSattler, Jerome M; Covin, Thernon M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1986
The Slosson Intelligence Test (revised norms) (SIT) and the WISC-R (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised) were compared. Results provide a moderate degree of support for the concurrent validity of the revised SIT norms, using the WISC-R as the criterion. However, the intelligence quotients on the two tests may not be interchangeable.…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Gifted
Peer reviewedKing, Glynn Travis; Henk, William A. – Reading World, 1985
Concludes that the new Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) serves reasonably well as a quick estimate of intellectual ability but that it should not be used as an extended substitute for the more rigorous WISC-R. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests, Reading Instruction
