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A Comparison of WISC-R and WAIS Scales for Mentally Retarded Sixteen-Year-Olds.
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Alcorn, Charles L. – 1976
Score differentials between the revised Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) were investigated in 25 possibly mentally handicapped adolescents (10 white, 15 black). Each S was individually administered both the WISC-R and the WAIS. Results supported the hypothesis that for mentally…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Tests, Mental Retardation
Beta-WAIS Comparisons with Low Functioning Minority Group Offenders: A Cautionary Note.
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Hiltonsmith, Robert W.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Investigated the utility of the Revised Beta as a screening device for low-functioning minority-group criminal offenders. Mean scores for this sample were correlated only mildly. This finding contradicts prior research and creates the need for caution in using the Beta as a screening device with this population. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Criminals, Hispanic Americans, Intelligence Differences
A Longitudinal Study of WISC-R and WAIS-R Scores with Students Who Are Educable Mentally Handicapped.
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