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Judd, Barbara; Judd, Ben, Jr. – School Psychology Review, 1981
The Jastak System of obtaining scores on "personality" dimensions is currently widely promoted. It is shown to be totally spurious, based on hereditarian doctrines long in disrepute, and dangerous in use. The promotional techniques used are also described. (Author)
Descriptors: Advertising, Heredity, Intelligence Tests, Psychological Testing
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Stewart, David W.; Morris, Linda – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
The present study was undertaken with two related goals: (a) to examine the relationships between the WRAT and CAT, and (b) to examine the relationships which may exist between these academic achievement tests -nd a standard intelligence battery such as the Wechsler Scale. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances
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Tramill, 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
Winick, Albert B. – 1974
Tests of intelligence and structured measures of emotional status, aptitudes, and achievement alone do not suffice in predicting the vocational adjustment of the mentally retarded. Since the main concern is the evaluation of the many aspects of behavior which make the individual a unique and changing person, a format was developed which included a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Tests