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Interpreter and Spanish Administration Effects on the WISC Performance on Mexican-American Children.
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Swanson, Elinor N.; Deblassie, Richard R. – Journal of School Psychology, 1979
A study was conducted to ascertain whether use of an interpreter and/or a regular examiner in administering the WISC would affect test results of a group of Mexican-American children. Spanish administration of some scales of the performance test are likely to elicit optimum performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Mexican Americans, Psychological Testing
Wechsler Comprehension and Picture Arrangement Subtests and Social Adjustment.
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Lipsitz, Joshua D.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1993
Comprehension and Picture Arrangement Wechsler subtest scores were correlated with clinician ratings of social competence and hostility for 82 children at risk for psychopathology and 62 healthy children and 124 at-risk and 113 healthy adolescents. Results do not suggest that either subtest is sensitive to social functioning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Children
Native American and Non-Native American Performance Differences on the WISC-R and K-ABC.
Kerr, Michael; And Others – 1986
The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) is purported to be less culturally biased than other, traditional measures of intellectual ability. The present study was designed to investigate three specific research questions: (1) Are there overall performance differences between Native American and non-Native American children on the WISC-R…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Correlation
Correlations of Mental Tests with Each Other and with Cognitive Variables Are Highest for Low IQ Groups.
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Detterman, Douglas K.; Daniel, Mark H. – Intelligence, 1989
Two studies (N=4,261 persons) illustrate an inverse relationship between ability level and correlations among IQ measures. Low IQ subjects showed higher correlations than did high IQ subjects. Intercorrelations of IQ subtests, intercorrelations of cognitive ability measures, and correlations of IQ with measures of cognitive ability displayed the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, College Students, Comparative Testing
Differences in Factor Structures of Cognitive Functioning of Learning Disabled (LD) and Emotionally Handicapped (EH) Children.
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Mason, Elizabeth M.; Wenck, L. Stanley – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Cognitive differences between 987 LD children and 178 EH children in public schools on a psychoeducational assessment battery were studied, and differences in factor structure were investigated. Caution is suggested in interpreting the results of multivariate statistical analyses, which indicated heterogeneity in the matrices of LD and EH…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment