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Concurrent Validity of McCarthy's Scales.
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Arinoldo, Carlo G. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Data on the concurrent validity of the McCarthy Scales, using two Wechsler Scales for Children as criteria, were compared with those of previous studies. Significant moderate to strong correlations at preschool and school-age levels between the General Cognitive Index of the McCarthy and Wechsler IQ's were noted. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correlation, Early Childhood Education, Intellectual Development
WISC-III Predictors of Academic Achievement for Children with Learning Disabilities: Are Global and Factor Scores Comparable?
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Hale, James B.; Fiorello, Catherine A.; Kavanagh, Jack A.; Hoeppner, Jo-Ann B.; Gaither, Rebecca A. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2001
This study of 174 children meeting criteria for learning disabilities revealed that the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) factors accounted for a large portion of the achievement variance during hierarchical regression analyses. Proposes that the practitioner should refrain from focusing on global scores and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Measures (Individuals)
A Comparison of WISC Selected Subtest Short Forms with MR Children
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Finch, A. J., Jr.; Childress, W. B. – Mental Retardation, 1975
Compared were subtest scores and full scale results on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children of 197 retarded (IQ 30-69) 7-to 15-year-old children. (CL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Tests
Prediction of the WISC-R Full Scale IQ from the SFTAA.
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Wikoff, Richard L.; Parolini, Roger J. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Investigated validity of the Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude (SFTAA) as a predictor of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) Full Scale IQ. Tested junior-high students and found the WISC-R could be estimated satisfactorily from the SFTAA, which was shown to be a valid indicator of intelligence. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Measurement, Intelligence Tests, Junior High School Students
Criterion-Related Validity of Raven's Progressive Matrices with Deaf Residential School Students.
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Blennerhassett, Lynne; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1994
Investigation of criterion-related validity of test scores of 107 deaf residential adolescents found concurrent validity between the Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) and the Performance IQ of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised, using both hearing and deaf norms. Predictive validity was supported by correlations between the SPM…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Concurrent Validity
THE PREDICTION OF CREATIVITY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FROM A CONCRETE PERCEPTUAL-COGNITIVE TASK.
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SAFFORD, PHILIP L. – 1967
THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF TASK SCORES VERSUS IQ AS PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WAS INVESTIGATED, AND THE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN TASK SCORES AND IQ RE-EXAMINED. SUBJECTS WERE 99 UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH A MEAN STANFORD-BINET IQ OF 126 (SD EQUALS 19). THE INSTRUMENTS USED WERE DUNN'S OBJECT SORTING TASK (OST),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Tests, Creativity, Elementary Education
PREDICTING ACHIEVEMENT FOR DEAF CHILDREN.
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BONHAM, S.J., JR. – 1963
THIS STUDY WAS DONE TO DETERMINE THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ACHIEVEMENT TESTS WHEN USED TO EVALUATE DEAF CHILDREN. THE 36 CHILDREN SELECTED FOR THIS STUDY WERE IN GRADES 2, 4, AND 6 IN THE KENNEDY SCHOOL IN DAYTON, OHIO. ALL HAD SEVERE AUDITORY HANDICAPS AND WERE 10 TO 16 YEARS OLD. FOUR PSYCHOLOGISTS ADMINISTERED THE FOLLOWING…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Children, Deafness, Educational Testing
Intellectual Assessment of Hispanic Children.
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Clarizio, Harvey F. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Examines whether individual intelligence tests such as the WISC-R are biased against Hispanic school-aged children. Discusses three common but faulty notions of test bias, and advances a psychometric definition of bias. Analyzes evidence regarding external and internal validity. Presents guidelines for intellectual assessment of bilingual…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Students, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
A Developmental Index Using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Implications for the Diagnosis and Nature of ADHD.
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Bowers, Thomas G.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
This study examined the utility of Wechsler's Deterioration Index, which compares short- and long-term memory capabilities. Three studies with a total of 120 children (ages 6-14) found that the index did not predict learning disability status but did distinguish children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from nondisabled children.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods