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Peer reviewedSaigh, Philip A.; Payne, David A. – Journal of School Psychology, 1976
This study researches the effects of examiner verbal utterances on the intelligence test scores of educable mentally retarded subjects. It assumes that examiner-examinee rapport is essential for accurate test results. Positive verbal statements by examiners do have a significant effect on test scores. (NG)
Descriptors: Experimenter Characteristics, Intelligence Tests, Interpersonal Relationship, Mild Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedConner, Robert; Woodall, Fred E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Studied the effects of experience in administration and scoring of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) on types of examiner errors. Results showed total score and administrative error rates dropped significantly with experience and feedback, but response scoring errors, mathematical errors, and IQ errors were not reduced…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Examiners, Experience, Experimenter Characteristics
Agard, Claire N. – 1984
The study examined the efficacy of familiarity and positive verbal reinforcement in improving intelligence test scores of 48 third-graders who were low scorers on a previous test. The Quick Test was used to screen subjects, with a 90 IQ score being the criterion for inclusion in the study. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of four groups. The…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Tests, Black Youth, Examiners
