A Split in the Verbal Comprehension Factor in WAIS and WISC-R Profiles.

McGee, Shanna; Brown, Coke

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Publication Date: 1984

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A Split in the Verbal Comprehension Factor in WAIS and WISC-R Profiles.

McGee, Shanna; Brown, Coke

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v40 n2 p580-83 Mar 1984

Examined the pattern of verbal subscale scores on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised given to college students (N=129) and elementary students (N=383). Results showed a triangle pattern (Comprehension scores higher than both Vocabulary and Information) that begins to appear at the fourth-grade level. (LLL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comprehension, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Higher Education, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis, Test Items, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary Skills

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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