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Tests of Measurement Invariance of Three Wechsler Intelligence Tests in Economically Developing Nations in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
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Russell T. Warne – Gifted and Talented International, 2023
Tests of measurement invariance are essential to determining whether individual scores or group averages are comparable across populations. While international comparisons of mean IQ scores are common, tests of measurement invariance for intelligence test batteries (necessary for comparisons to be empirically supported) are rare. In this study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intelligence Tests, Children
The Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales: Measurement Invariance across Four Language Groups
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Gygi, Jasmin T.; Ledermann, Thomas; Grob, Alexander; Rudaz, Myriam; Hagmann-von Arx, Priska – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2019
The Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS) measures general intelligence and its two main components, verbal and nonverbal intelligence, each comprising of two subtests. The RIAS has been recently standardized in Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain. Using the standardization samples of the U.S. (n = 2,438), Danish (n = 983), German (n…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Ability
Administration and Scoring Errors of Graduate Students Learning the WISC-IV: Issues and Controversies
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Mrazik, Martin; Janzen, Troy M.; Dombrowski, Stefan C.; Barford, Sean W.; Krawchuk, Lindsey L. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2012
A total of 19 graduate students enrolled in a graduate course conducted 6 consecutive administrations of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 4th edition (WISC-IV, Canadian version). Test protocols were examined to obtain data describing the frequency of examiner errors, including administration and scoring errors. Results identified 511…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Intelligence, Statistical Analysis, Scoring
Emotional Intelligence: The MSCEIT from the Perspective of Generalizability Theory
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Follesdal, Hallvard; Hagtvet, Knut A. – Intelligence, 2009
The Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) has been reported to provide reliable scores for the four-branch ability model of emotional intelligence [Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. (2002). "Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). User's manual." Toronto, Canada: Multi-Health…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Adults, Error of Measurement
On Interpreting the Several Standard Errors of the WAIS-R: Some Further Tables.
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Knight, Robert G. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Discusses the significance of confidence intervals around IQ scores based on a misleading interpretation of the standard error of measurement terms provided in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) manual. Presents standard error values and a table for determining the abnormality of verbal and performance IQ discrepancies.…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Test Interpretation
Change in Intelligence and Academic Skills of Grades Four and Seven Pupils Over a Twenty-Year Period.
Randhawa, Bikkar S. – 1980
Scores on mental ability and academic skills for 1958 and 1978 of representative sample of grade 4 and 7 classes in Saskatchewan were compared. The selected students were administered appropriate levels of the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Tests, and the Canadian Tests of Basic skills in vocabulary, reading, language skills (spelling, capitalization,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Correlation