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WISC-R Deviation Quotients versus Traditional IQs: An Examination of the Standardization Sample and Some Implications for Score Interpretation.
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Gutkin, Terry B. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Results indicated that despite very high correlations between deviation quotients and traditional measures, changes of potential diagnostic significance occurred in scores of over half the sample (N=2,200). Discusses the potential utility of the factorially pure deviation quotients. Presents a table for translation of scaled scores into these…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
The Factor Structure of the Behavior Rating Scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II: Cross-Sample, Cross-Sectional, and Cross-Method Investigations of Construct Validity.
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Wasserman, John D.; And Others – 1993
The original Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) have been among the most popular measures of performance and aptitude of infants. In this study, the construct validity of scores on the Behavior Rating Scale of the revised Bayley Scales, the BSID-II, was investigated using national standardization and clinical samples of children ranging in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aptitude Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development
Cognitive-Style Differences in Testing Situations.
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Armstrong, Anne-Marie – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
The effects of test performance of differentially written multiple-choice tests and test takers' cognitive style were studied for 47 graduate students and 35 public school and college teachers. Adhering to test-writing item guidelines resulted in mean scores basically the same for two groups of differing cognitive style. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Faculty, Comparative Testing, Graduate Students