Twenty-eight protocols of the Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition (SB:IV) obtained from graduate students were examined for scoring and clerical errors that contributed to the inaccuracy of test scores. Scoring of individual items was identified as the most error prone process, as evidenced by the fact that 96% of the protocols contained scoring errors.…

Investigated specific problem caused by traditional method of teaching students to administer Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. Analysis of 180 protocols by 26 graduate students revealed average of 8.8 mistakes per protocol. When errors were corrected, 81 percent of Full Scale intelligence quotients were changed. Students' performance…

Investigated most frequent types of examiner errors made by graduate students (n=26) in administering Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and examined on which items these mistakes were most likely to occur. Findings identified deficiencies in traditional methods of teaching students how to administer the WISC-R. Students…