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A Comparison of the WISC and WISC-R
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Schwarting, F. Gene – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
So as to compare the results of the WISC and WISC-R, instruments were administered to 58 children. All IQs were significantly higher on the WISC, with the Performance difference being greater than the verbal difference. Regression equations were obtained to predict WISC-R IQs from WISC scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Performance Tests
Correlations Between WISC-R Subtests and Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ Scores for Minority Group Children
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Hankins, Norman; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Relationship between WISC-R subtest scores and Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQs was investigated for a sample comprised of rural Appalachian children. The sample was comprised of both white and black children culturally different by virtue of low family income and residence in mountainous areas of Virginia and North Carolina. (Author)
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Education, Evaluation, Intelligence Tests
The Use of Parallel Testing of Aural Ability As An Indicator of Bilingual Dominance
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Greene, John F.; Zirkel, Perry A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1974
Investigates differences in the performance of Spanish-speaking children on alternate forms of the Oral Vocabulary Subtest of the Inter-American Test of General Abilities (Manuel, 1967) in Spanish and English that may be attributed to the factors of practice effect, language level, and chance errors of measurement. (Author)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Auditory Stimuli, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
The Influence of Supplementary Subtests on WISC IQ Scores for High Achieving Students
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Wallbrown, Jane D.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
The validity of Wechsler's (1949) comments concerning the addition of the supplementary WISC subtests was investigated for a sample of 20 fifth-grade students. The study was designed to investigate whether or not the addition of one or both of the supplementary WISC sub-tests, Digit Span and Mazes, affected obtained IQs of high achieving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
Relationship between the Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test and Measures of Intelligence, Receptive Vocabulary, and Visual-Motor Coordination in Borderline and Mildly Retarded Children.
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Goldstein, Donald J.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Examined the relationship between performance on the Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test (EOWPVT) and other verbal and nonverbal ability measures in a group of preschool borderline retarded children. Results tentatively support the use of the EOWPVT as a measure of verbal intelligence in this population. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education