K-ABC and McCarthy Scale Performance among "At Risk" and Normal Preschoolers.

Zucker, Stephen; Copeland, Ellis P.

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Publication Date: 1988

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K-ABC and McCarthy Scale Performance among "At Risk" and Normal Preschoolers.

Zucker, Stephen; Copeland, Ellis P.

Psychology in the Schools, v25 n1 p5-9 Jan 1988

Assessed the degree of comparability between the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (McCarthy) and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for "at-risk" (low birthweight, Head Start, and developmentally delayed) and "normal" preschool children. Describes the K-ABC Mental Processing Composite (MPC) and McCarthy General Cognitive Index (GCI) differences for the two groups, and the implications. (Author/KS)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Disabilities, Handicap Identification, High Risk Persons, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Psychological Evaluation, Psychological Testing

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; McCarthy Scales of Childrens Abilities

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