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A Comparison of PPVT and SIT Scores of Young Children.
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Coleman, Marilyn; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
The mean IQ on the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) was substantially higher than expected based on the earlier Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) scores. Sampling error and examiner error were excluded as explanations. Results suggest that the PPVT and SIT yield different scores and lack comparability. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Intervention
Test Stimuli: Representational Level With Middle Class and Head Start Children
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Kierscht, Marcia Selland; Vietze, Peter M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Low income and middle income four- and five-year old children were shown stimuli in three forms: objects, colored pictures, and black and white line drawings taken from commonly used assessment instruments, and were asked to label the stimuli. Results indicated both groups of children labeled the objects more successfully than the pictures.…
Descriptors: Children, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Education, Individual Development
The Validity of IQ Scores Derived from Readiness Screening Tests
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Telegdy, Gabriel A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
The Screening Test of Academic Readiness (STAR) and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) were administered to 52 kindergarten children to reveal the convergent validity of IQ scores derived from the STAR. The findings raise doubts about the validity of the deviation IQs derived from the STAR. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests