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Download full textScanlon, James – 1973
This report summarizes the results of the administration of the vocabulary and Block Design subtests of the WISC to a national probability sample of noninstitutionalized youths 12 through 17 years of age. Information is presented on the derivation of percentile equivalents, normalized scale scores, and a short-form estimate of Face Scale Scores.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Differences
Elkind, David – Harvard Educ Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Environmental Influences, Genetics
Peer reviewedLieblich, A.; Kugelmass, S. – Intelligence, 1981
Patterns of intellectual ability of Arab children aged 6 to 16 years were examined using the new Arab WISC-R. As in prior work, a distinct profile emerged: relative superiority in Verbal over Performance IQ's which diminished with age as a flat profile emerged in adolescence. An environmental explanation is offered. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedEdelman, Steve – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
The third edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) is reviewed. A comparison of the WISC-III with the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) is included. Discusses shortcomings of the WISC-III while noting that overall, there are substantial improvements in the WISC-III over the WISC-R. (KW)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude Tests, Children, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedHagen, John W.; And Others – Child Development, 1990
Cognitive ability of nondiabetic children and early and late onset diabetic children was compared. Diabetic children scored in the normal range in intelligence and academic performance, but showed evidence of school difficulties and memory deficiencies. Children's perceived self-competence and parents' reports of children's functioning and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Competence
Peer reviewedChan, David W.; Lin, Wen-Ying – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Confirmatory analyses on the Hong Kong Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (HK-WISC) provided support for composite score interpretation based on the two- and three-dimensional models across age levels. Test sample was comprised of 1,100 children, ranging in age from 5 to 15 years at all 11 age levels specified by the HK-WISC. (KW)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adolescents, Aptitude Tests, Children
Peer reviewedPaget, Kathleen D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Analyzed WISC-R profiles of 42 conduct problem children to generate hypotheses concerning the children's intellectual strengths and weaknesses. Used a variety of subtest groupings to interpret ability patterns. Findings revealed relative strengths in perceptual organization skills, and weaknesses in skills that involve sequencing, memory, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Children, Cognitive Style
