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Peer reviewedSchwarting, F. Gene; Schwarting, Kathleen R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
So as to compare predicted achievement based upon WISC-R IQs and observed achievement by the WRAT standard scores, both instruments were administered by the same school psychologist to 282 urban students referred for psychological evaluation. The correlations obtained were substantial. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement, Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedTramill, James L.; Tramill, Janis K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
A comparison of reading subtests of the Wide Range Achievement Test, Peabody Individual Achievement Test, and Slosson Oral Reading Test showed a high correlation between the WRAT and PIAT. Suggests the WRAT and PIAT measure the same dimension of reading achievement, possibly verbal fluency. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests


