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A Factor Analytic Investigation of the Use of the PPVT-R as a Measure of General Achievement.
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Altepeter, Tom; Handal, Paul J. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Assessed construct validity of Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) as measure of general achievement in 208 children, aged 6-12. Results indicated that PPVT-R had substantial loadings on factors resembling Kaufman's (1975) Verbal Comprehension factor, while it consistently failed to load significantly on achievement-related factors.…
Descriptors: Achievement, Children, Elementary Education, Factor Analysis
The Use of Visuoconstructive Tasks in the Assessment of Attention Deficits: Towards a Standard Assessment Battery.
McMillan, Douglas N.; Walters, Elizabeth – 1992
Findings from a multiphase project to develop a standard assessment battery for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are reported. In the first study, validity of a delayed-recall administration of the Benton Revised Visual Retention Test (Benton, 1974) was examined with 30 children individually given 3 administrations of the Benton…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Deficit Disorders, Correlation, Educational Assessment
Omani Norms for the Arabic Picture Vocabulary Test (APVT) for Schoolchildren at the Elementary Levels.
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Khammash, Salma B. – 1995
The Arabic Picture Vocabulary Test (APVT) was derived from the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test in order to provide an estimate of a student's acquired verbal ability in Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic) through his or her aural vocabulary. It is an individually administered norm-referenced power test for students aged 5 to 9 plus years. Each item…
Descriptors: Arabic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries