A Comparison of the Criterion-Related Validity (Academic Achievement) of the WPPSI and the WISC-R.

Reynolds, Cecil R.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981-Jan

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A Comparison of the Criterion-Related Validity (Academic Achievement) of the WPPSI and the WISC-R.

Reynolds, Cecil R.; And Others

Psychology in the Schools, v18 n1 p20-23 Jan 1981

Correlations of WPPSI IQs with concurrently administered subtests from the WRAT were compared with analogous WISC-R/WRAT correlations in a group of children referred by regular classroom teachers for school psychological services. Results support the use of the two instruments as equivalent predictors of achievement. (Author)

Descriptors: Achievement, Children, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests, Learning Problems, Prediction, Preschool Education, Psychological Services, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence

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