Factor models of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) for one, two, three, and four factors were tested using confirmatory factor analysis with a sample of 177 child psychiatric inpatients. The four-factor model proposed in the WISC-III manual provided the best fit to the data. (SLD)

States that 43 adolescents diagnosed as dyslexic/reading disabled had markedly lower scores on the WISC-III than on the earlier WISC-R. Reports that only 2 subjects had scores above the 25th percentile. Discusses the impact of lower WISC-III IQs on guidelines for classification of students as learning disabled. (PA)

Investigated the secular rise in IQ scores over 60 years in 12-to-14-year-old Estonian students using data from the 1930s for 307 students and data from 1997-1998 for 381 students. Results indicate that the secular rise is not occurring on the "g" factor. (SLD)

The validity of a technique for estimating premorbid intellectual functioning based on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) subtest performance and demographic information used in best-performance fashion was investigated with the 1,880 individuals from the WAIS-R standardization sample. Results support use of the approach. (SLD)

Ninety-four college students were administered the General Ability Measure for Adults (GAMA) and Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT). GAMA IQs were significantly and moderately correlated with KAIT Fluid, Crystallized and Composite IQs, supporting the convergent validity of this instrument. Although significant correlations…

Investigated specific problem caused by traditional method of teaching students to administer Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. Analysis of 180 protocols by 26 graduate students revealed average of 8.8 mistakes per protocol. When errors were corrected, 81 percent of Full Scale intelligence quotients were changed. Students' performance…

This study examined cognitive correlates of social perception in 32 learning-disabled elementary students. Three subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and the Profile of Nonverbal Sensitivity were used as measures. Subtests for Picture Arrangement and Comprehension seemed to have an inherent relation to social perceptual…

Attempted to develop a quantitative model using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) that could be used to predict those students most likely to be successful in gifted education programs. Study used two phases using two groups of elementary school students (N=161). Used subtests to predict program performance of gifted…

Analyzed the factor structure of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R), the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) in a psychiatric sample of 329 children from 6 to 16 years old. Found 4 factors: Verbal Comprehension, Verbal Achievement, Perceptual Organization, and Number…

Summed scores of 2 subscales each of the Verbal and Performance scales of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) were cross-validated with full scale scores of 96 Hispanic students in a program for the accelerated and gifted. Results indicate the subtests as potentially useful tools for screening Hispanic students. (Author/PB)

Fifty-one gifted children, aged 9-17, were tested with the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition, and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised. Correlations indicated that the Peabody may be of value in screening students being considered for gifted placement. (Author/JDD)

From published data on the Wechsler subtest performance of mild and borderline mentally retarded persons, 4,304 protocols from 4,004 individuals were collated and their subtest patterns on other Wechsler instruments were compared. Results indicate that mildly retarded groups tend to score lower on subtests that better measure general intelligence.…

Discusses clinical, efficacy, and validity issues pertaining to the use of computerized IQ testing by comparing computer-based test interpretations (CBTIs) of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised with reports written by a clinical psychologist. A group of 33 expert clinicians rated the CBTIs significantly higher. (Author/LRW)

Parents of gifted children are urged to understand that there are many different kinds of intelligence and ability tests; tests are designed for different purposes; all tests involve a certain amount of error; and tests only sample one aspect of a child's performance. (DB)

Data from 255 normal individuals were factor analyzed. Variables included subtests from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R), the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT), and two new brief measures. Results are interpreted in the context of previous Horn analyses of the KAIT and WAIS-R. (SLD)