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Peer reviewedWright, Dan; Piersel, Wayne C. – Journal of School Psychology, 1987
Examines relationships between two measures of general ability (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and Educational Ability Series) and three measures of academic achievement (teacher grades, Wide Range Achievement Test, and Science Research Associates Achievement Series) in 160 elementary school children. Indicated comparability of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedWiedl, Karl Heinz; Carlson, Jerry S. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1976
Factor analysis of an administration of the Raven Progressive Matrices Test to children in grades 1, 2, and 3 revealed three orthogonal factors interpreted as (1) concrete and abstract reasoning, (2) continuous and discrete pattern completion, and (3) pattern completion through disclosure. Results are discussed in several contexts. (RC)
Descriptors: Age, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Peer reviewedWright, Dan; Dappen, Leon – Journal of School Psychology, 1982
Scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) from 250 children were factor analyzed. Results offered support for interpreting WISC-R scores in terms of verbal and performance scales and for interpreting WRAT scores as a separate achievement factor. (Author/HLM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis
Download full textChandler, John T.; Plakos, John – 1969
A total of 47 pupils enrolled in grades 3-8 was selected for this study. Of these pupils, 17 were from a rural area and 30 were from an urban area. The pupils selected had to (1) be of Mexican descent, (2) be currently enrolled in educable mentally retarded (EMR) classes, and (3) have evidenced a problem in using the English language due to their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Individual Testing, Intelligence Tests, Mental Retardation
Phelps, William R. – 1974
This report lists various factors of psychological testing which might be more relevant and appropriate for elementary school age children in such areas as Appalachia. The areas covered are group individual testing, individual intelligence testing, achievement testing, special clinical testing, social maturity, and personality evaluation…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Busch, John Christian; Simon, Lawrence H. – 1972
The rod and frame performance of 70 children, 5 to 7 years of age, with respect to sex and age differences, reliability, and its relationship to general intelligence, was investigated. The rod and frame test was administered individually and again following a period of 35 to 69 days, at which time the Lorge Thorndike Intelligence Test, form 1A,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
