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Watkins, Marley W.; Kuterbach, James M.; Morgan, Rebecca J.; FitzGerald, Julie L.; Neuhard, Rachel M.; Arthur, April G.; Bucknavage, Leah B. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2004
The recent influx of students with disabilities into postsecondary education has generated a concomitant increase in the demand for psychoeducational assessments that include a measure of cognitive ability, either to identify ability-achievement discrepancies or to rule out alternate or comorbid diagnoses. The most commonly recommended cognitive…
Descriptors: Validity, Disabilities, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics
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McCullough, C. Sue; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Examined the Wechsler Scales as predictors of academic achievement for a sample of Native Americans (N=75) from the Columbia Basin area. Results indicated significant Verbal-Performance discrepancies with mean Verbal scores significantly below the normative mean and Performance scores at or above the normative mean. (LLL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Intelligence Tests, Predictive Validity
Rush, Pamela; And Others – 1989
This study investigated Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) profiles of deaf adolescents referred for academic difficulties. In addition, differences between referral deaf students and non-referral deaf peers were explored. The sample consisted of 28 severely-to-profoundly hearing impaired students enrolled in the School of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Deafness