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WISC-R and WISC: A Study of Redundancy and Structural Comparability.
Rowe, Helga A. H. – 1980
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-R) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) were administered in counter-balanced order to 81 children aged 7-12 in New South Wales, Australia. Canonical correlation analysis showed the total redundancy values of WISC-R given WISC and WISC given WISC-R to be .58 and .61…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
Factor Structure of Intellectual and Achievement Measures for Learning Disabled Children.
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Brock, Herman – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Factor-analyzed the WISC-R, PIAT, and WRAT scores of 183 male, learning disabled students. Findings suggest intelligence and achievement are composed of similar traits and skills. Therefore, comparison of individual achievement test scores with traditional Verbal, Performance, or Full Scale intelligence for learning disabled children may not be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Diagnosis
Differences in Factor Structures of Cognitive Functioning of Learning Disabled (LD) and Emotionally Handicapped (EH) Children.
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Mason, Elizabeth M.; Wenck, L. Stanley – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Cognitive differences between 987 LD children and 178 EH children in public schools on a psychoeducational assessment battery were studied, and differences in factor structure were investigated. Caution is suggested in interpreting the results of multivariate statistical analyses, which indicated heterogeneity in the matrices of LD and EH…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment