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Comparisons of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities with a Sample of Autistic Children.
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Ferrari, Michael – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
The Peabody correlated significantly with the McCarthy General Cognitive Index, Verbal Scale, Perceptual Scale, and Memory Scale. A significant difference between the means of the two tests was found, with the Peabody yielding lower scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing
Concurrent Validation of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence--Revised (WPPSI) with the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities, and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Revised.
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Oakes, Jane; Faust, Douglas S. – 1990
The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) has recently undergone a major revision and restandardization to update its 20-year-old norms, extend the age range down to age 3 and up to age 7 years, update and revise its test items, and increase its appeal to young children. This paper presents the results of a concurrent…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Testing, Concurrent Validity, Intelligence Tests
Concurrent Validity of the PPVT-R for "At Risk" Preschool Children.
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Bracken, Bruce A.; Prasse, David P. – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Compared the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities for 35 preschool children identified as being "at risk." Nonsignificant differences were found between Forms L and M of the PPVT-R and the McCarthy GCI.Correlations between the PPVT-R and the McCarthy GCI and Scale scores were significant. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing, High Risk Students, Preschool Children
The McCarthy Scales and Kaufman's McCarthy Short Form Correlations with the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills.
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Valencia, Richard R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Examine the predictive validity of Kaufman's short form of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities for 74 Mexican-American children. Comparisons between the McCarthy General Cognitive Index (GCI) and Kaufman's estimated CGI with academic achievement showed that the conventional McCarthy and Kaufman's short form predicted achievement about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education
Comparison of Learning Disabled and General Education Children on the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities.
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Goh, David S.; Simons, Marc R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
Learning disabled children performed lower than general education children on all five major scale indexes. A similar amount of scatter was present in the profiles of learning disabled and general education children. No specific pattern of scale indexes could be determined as typical for learning disabled children. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
McCarthy Scales, McCarthy Screening Test, and Kaufman's McCarthy Short Form Correlations with the Peabody Individual Achievement Test.
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Naglieri, Jack A.; Harrison, Patti L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Examined the relationships between the McCarthy Scales General Cognitive Index, the McCarthy Screening Test, Kaufman's McCarthy short form, and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test using a sample of elementary students. Found the Estimated General Cognitive Index by Kaufman's short form was virtually identical to the McCarthy Scales Index.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Correlation