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Direct linkHarrison, Allyson G.; Rosenblum, Yoni; Currie, Shannon – Assessment, 2010
Methods of identifying poor test-related motivation using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Digit Span subtest are based on identification of performance patterns that are implausible if the test taker is investing full effort. No studies to date, however, have examined the specificity of such measures, particularly when evaluating persons…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Motivation, Testing Problems, Performance
Peer reviewedRyan, Joseph J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised protocols from two vocational counseling clients were scored by 19 psychologists and 20 graduate students. Regardless of scorer's experience level, mechanical scoring error produced summary scores varying by as much as 4 to 18 IQ points. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Intelligence Tests
Avery, Richard O.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1989
Scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) Verbal, Performance, and Full Scales were compared for 26 adolescents with educable mental handicaps. The WAIS-R, while strongly correlated with the WISC-R, provided higher scores on all three scales. Several WISC-R…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
