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Tests in Europe: Where We Are and Where We Should Go
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Elosua, Paula; Iliescu, Dragos – International Journal of Testing, 2012
Psychometric practice does not always converge with the advances of psychometric theory. In order to investigate this gap, the authors focus on the 10 most used psychological tests in Europe, as identified by recent surveys. The article analyzes test manuals published in 6 different European countries for these 10 most used tests. A total of 32…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Personality Measures, Error of Measurement, Foreign Countries
Test Review: Exner, J. E. (2003). "The Rorschach: A Comprehensive System" (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley
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Flanagan, Rosemary – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2006
The Comprehensive System for the Rorschach is a major work in psychology that continues to evolve. The Basic Foundations text (Exner, 1974, 1986, 1993, 2003) is now in its fourth edition. The Exner system and the Rorschach have been the subjects of extensive research and publications, and the Exner system has its share of proponents and critics.…
Descriptors: Test Reviews, Psychological Testing, Scoring, Test Interpretation
Comparison of Scores on the WAIS and Its Puerto Rican Counterpart, Escala de Inteligencia Wechsler para Adultos, in an Institutionalized Latin American Psychiatric Population.
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Davis, Todd McLin; Rodriguez, Vene L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Compared vocabulary and block design subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and its Puerto Rican counterpart, the Escala de Inteligencia Wechsler para Adultos (EIWA), in hospitalized Latins and Trans-Caribbean Blacks. EIWA scores were significantly higher than WAIS scores. Equivalence of EIWA and WAIS estimates is questioned.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Institutionalized Persons, Intelligence Tests, Latin Americans
A Survey of Perceptions by School Psychologists of the Stanford-Binet IV.
Obringer, S. John – Diagnostique, 1988
A survey of 97 school psychologists found that the majority felt they needed additional training in administering, scoring, and interpreting the fourth edition of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Thirty-four percent were using the fourth edition. Rank ordering of instruments of choice was: Wechsler scales, Kaufman Scale, old Stanford-Binet,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Psychological Testing, School Psychologists
The Question of the Comparability of the WISC and WISC-R: Review of the Research and Implications for School Psychologists
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Swerdlik, Mark E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
The paper reviews WISC/WISC-R comparison studies which have been conducted with a wide variety of samples. Caution is advised in the interpretation of a WISC/WISC-R difference, as a discrepancy of one SD may not be meaningful. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Literature Reviews, Psychological Testing
The Goldstein-Scheerer Tests of Abstract and Concrete Thinking. Test Review.
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O'Brien, Francis J., Jr. – 1987
The Goldstein-Scheerer Tests of Abstract and Concrete Thinking are reviewed. This evaluative summary supplements several reviews in the Mental Measurements Yearbook series. The Goldstein-Scheerer tests are used by clinicians and researchers to distinguish normal individuals (those able to engage in two qualitatively different levels of cognitive…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Cognitive Tests, Concept Formation