WISC-III Predictors of Academic Achievement for Children with Learning Disabilities: Are Global and Factor Scores Comparable?.

Hale, James B.; Fiorello, Catherine A.; Kavanagh, Jack A.; Hoeppner, Jo-Ann B.; Gaither, Rebecca A.

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ERIC Number: EJ627649

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Publication Date: 2001

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WISC-III Predictors of Academic Achievement for Children with Learning Disabilities: Are Global and Factor Scores Comparable?

Hale, James B.; Fiorello, Catherine A.; Kavanagh, Jack A.; Hoeppner, Jo-Ann B.; Gaither, Rebecca A.

School Psychology Quarterly, v16 n1 p31-55 Spr 2001

This study of 174 children meeting criteria for learning disabilities revealed that the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) factors accounted for a large portion of the achievement variance during hierarchical regression analyses. Proposes that the practitioner should refrain from focusing on global scores and confirms the utility of WISC-III factor scores in predicting academic achievement. (Contains 94 references and 8 tables.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Measures (Individuals), Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables, School Psychology, Test Validity

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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