The original authors respond to a critique of their meta-analysis of 94 studies which had failed to support the presence of distinctive Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children profiles for learning disabled children. The critique contended such a pattern does exist. (Author/DB)

As part of a continuing dialog concerning the validity of a meta-analysis of 94 studies suggesting that there is a lack of any distinctive pattern in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) profiles for learning disabled children, this article maintains the view that such differences do exist. (DB)

Reviews aspects of the relationship between machine learning and information retrieval. Highlights include learning programs that extend from knowledge-sparse learning to knowledge-rich learning; the role of the thesaurus; knowledge bases; artificial intelligence; weighting documents; work frequency; and merging classification structures. (78…

Questions the extent to which practical intelligence can be measured in a reliable and valid fashion cross-culturally. Differentiates between the internal validity of our measure of practical intelligence and its external validity. (LHW)

Project Spectrum is a pilot project to fuse assessment and the curriculum of preschool and daycare programs. The article reviews standard assessment methods, describes alternative notions of intelligence, and examines the implementation of Project Spectrum in detail. (JL)

The study examined the correlations between academic achievement and scores on the Hiskey-Nebraska Test of Learning Aptitude, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) Performance Scale, with 35 deaf high school students. Results validated the use of the WAIS-R as a predictor of academic achievement for this population. (DB)

Graham Davies'"Using Computers in Language Learning" is a useful guide to programming languages, authoring systems, exercise formats, etc., for a teacher contemplating the use of computers for language learning. But much of text refers to British sources, and underlying assumption is that computers are best suited for mechanical drill.…

Describes the interest and concern of the membership of the Personnel Testing Council of Southern California in what may be the most critical issue in personnel testing today--the implications of using or not using g-loaded tests. Describes the events that led to the scheduling of a major conference on the g factor. Also describes audience…

Reviews and rebuts seven common arguments that intelligence (g) is of little or no practical importance in employment. Illustrates in several ways the profound effect that differences in intelligence in a work force may have on the structure and functioning of whole societies. (Author/ABB)

Study of relationships among divergent thinking, metamemory, achievement, and Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in gifted fifth- and sixth-graders (N=98) found that metamemory was related to both divergent thinking and achievement, suggesting that metamemory is independent from, yet essential for, convergent and divergent thinking which may underlie…

Qualities associated with innovation are: intelligence quotient, subject matter expertise, lack of conventionality, effectiveness in ambiguity, strong sense of self, separation of motivator from hygiene values, control of anxiety, control of careerism, intuition, and a passionate enjoyment of life. Barriers to innovation include organizational…

Evaluated the extent to which the Graduate Record Examinations General Test measures the same constructs for older test takers that it does for younger examinees. Results suggest that the convergent validity of the test is similar across the age groups, but discriminant validity is somewhat different for older examinees. (Author/RWB)

Compares gifted preschool boys and girls with both a CA (Chronological Age)-matched group and an MA (Mental Age)-matched group on their performance on a spatial projective task, a cognitive perspective-taking task, and an affective perspective-taking task. The data seem to support the hypothesis that psychometric brightness implies cognitive…

Linear regression techniques and continuous norming were used to develop a procedure to estimate age-adjusted Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale scores from the Shipley Institute of Living Scale. This estimation procedure is recommended for use in clinical and research settings in which a brief but accurate estimate is desired. (Author/BL)

Modeling the process by which participants are selected into groups, rather than adjusting for preexisting group differences, provides the basis for several new approaches to the analysis of data from nonrandomized studies. Econometric approaches, the propensity scores approach, and the relative assignment variable approach to the modeling of…