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Local Navajo Norms for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Third Edition.
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Tempest, Phyllis – Journal of American Indian Education, 1998
A project developed Navajo norms for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition (WISC-III). Urban Navajo students and those who were proficient in English had higher WISC-III verbal scores than rural Navajo students and those who were functional in English. English-language proficiency did not affect scores on nonverbal…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Intelligence Tests, Language Proficiency
Using the WISC-III with Navajo Children: A Need for Local Norms.
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McLellan, Mary J.; Nellis, Leah – Journal of American Indian Education, 2003
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) was administered to 175 Navajo children at 2 reservation elementary schools. Local normative information was developed to reduce test bias associated with the English-laden content in the test. A procedure was developed for converting WISC-III scores, enabling comparison of…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Children, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods