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Nelson, W. M., III; And Others – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1978
This study used 126 young adult black and white male inmates to test the comparability of the Pauker and Statz and Mogul short forms with the standard Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). The Pauker form was superior with this population. Findings should not be generalized to other ages, races, or to women. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Intelligence, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests, Males
Dowell, David A. – 1977
This paper examines the question of the hereditary nature of intelligence and the validity of some of the statistical procedures which have been used in measuring the degree of hereditability. The author feels that proof of the question lacks sufficient scientific rigor for the support of any conclusion, particulary for a question of such…
Descriptors: Heredity, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests
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Vandivier, Phillip L.; Vandivier, Stella Sue – Educational Forum, 1979
Discusses the most widely used individual intelligence tests: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Form L-M). Covers what the tests measure; psychometric or technical properties of the tests; and how test results are used. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Background, Disadvantaged Youth
Busch, John Christian; Simon, Lawrence H. – 1972
The rod and frame performance of 70 children, 5 to 7 years of age, with respect to sex and age differences, reliability, and its relationship to general intelligence, was investigated. The rod and frame test was administered individually and again following a period of 35 to 69 days, at which time the Lorge Thorndike Intelligence Test, form 1A,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Correlation