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Krouse, Hailey E.; Braden, Jeffery P. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2011
The present study examined the reliability and validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) for use with deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HOH) children. Psychologists (n = 10) provided data for 128 D/HOH children who were assessed with the WISC-IV as part of routine assessments. All the WISC-IV subtests (8) and…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Psychologists, Deafness, Test Reliability
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van Leeuwen, Marieke; Peper, Jiska S.; van den Berg, Stephanie M.; Brouwer, Rachel M.; Hulshoff Pol, Hilleke E.; Kahn, Rene S.; Boomsma, Dorret I. – Intelligence, 2009
In a population-based sample of 112 nine-year old twin pairs, we investigated the association among total brain volume, gray matter and white matter volume, intelligence as assessed by the Raven IQ test, verbal comprehension, perceptual organization and perceptual speed as assessed by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III. Phenotypic…
Descriptors: Twins, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Brain
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Gordon, Shirley; Duff, Simon; Davidson, Terry; Whitaker, Simon – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Previous research with earlier versions of the WISC and WAIS has demonstrated that when administered to people who have intellectual disabilities, the WAIS produced higher IQ scores than the WISC. The aim of this study was to examine whether these differences still exist. A comparison of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Mental Retardation, Psychologists, Intelligence Quotient
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Gutkin, Terry B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
A verbal comprehension deviation quotient and a perceptual organization deviation quotient are presented as alternatives to the Verbal and Performance IQs when attempting to measure the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised verbal comprehension and perceptual organization factors. The freedom from distractibility deviation quotient…
Descriptors: Children, Comprehension, Intelligence Tests, Measurement Techniques
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Fowler, Patrick C. – Child Study Journal, 1986
Applies the analytic technique of maximum likelihood factor analysis to the intercorrelations of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised's subtests as a means for assessing more or less differentiation and integration. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Structures
Whitworth, John Ruth; Sutton, Dorothy Lee – 1993
This book is intended to provide specific instructional help for educators planning remediation of deficits identified by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children III (WISC-III) and for educators writing individual educational plans. An introduction notes differences between the WISC-R and the WISC-III. The guide is arranged in four subtest…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
Nicholson, Charles L.; Alcorn, Charles L. – 1993
The use of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition (WISC-III) and its interpretation in educational use are discussed. To measure intelligence, Wechsler believed one must measure the various aptitudes that contribute to the total behavior of the individual. The WISC-III has six verbal subtests and seven performance subtests.…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Processes