An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Bender-Gestalt, Draw-a-Man, and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence by G. Edward Allen, Jr., Master of Science Utah State University, 1969 Major Professor: Glendon Casto Department: Psychology v This study investigated the relationship between the Bender-Gestalt, Draw-a-Man, and the Wexler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intellige...

The present study aimed to investigate the test-retest reliability of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth edition (WISC-IV) in a sample 138 children with autism spectrum disorder...

The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of comparability between the WISC-R and the WISC-III over a three year period. The subjects were 207 children, 124 Learning Disabled, 51 Mental Disabled, and 32 Behavior Disabled, enrolled in special education, in a large urban district (Omaha, Nebraska) and several rural districts in southwest Iowa. Results from the comparison study between...

The General Ability Index (GAI) is a composite ability score for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Fourth Edition (WISC–IV) that minimizes the impact of tasks involving working memory and processing speed. The goal of the current study was to compare the degree to which the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) and the GAI predict academic achievement in math and reading among a group of 88 children ...

In a study to learn whether or not poor nutrition, as indicated by low hemoglobin levels, affects intelligenCe and behavior, 113 Head Start children in Missoula, Montana took part. Group testing with the Lorge Thorndike Intelligence Test and individual testing with the Wechsler and Primary Scale of Intelligence or Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children provided 10 information. An experimental...

Weiss, Keith, Zhu, and Chen (2013a) and Weiss, Keith, Zhu, and Chen (2013b), this issue, report examinations of the factor structure of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fourth Edition (WISC-IV), respectively; comparing Wechsler Hierarchical Model (W-HM) and Cattell–Horn–Carroll Hierarchical Model (CHC-HM), subtest cross-...

Considerable debate exists regarding the accuracy of intelligence tests with members of different groups. This study investigated differential predictive validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fourth Edition. Participants from the WISC-IV–WIAT-II standardization linking sample (N = 550) ranged in age from 6 through 16 years (M = 11.6, SD = 3.2) and varied by the demographic va...

This research extends previous research regarding the intellectual functioning of autistic individuals on standardized measures of intelligence (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised). In Study I 33 individuals with autism who closely fit the DSM-III criteria were studied. Clear evidence was found that differentiates these individuals...

BACKGROUND Irish educational psychologists frequently use the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fourth UK Edition (WISC-IVUK ; Wechsler, 2004, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth UK Edition, London, UK, Harcourt Assessment) in clinical assessments of children with learning difficulties. Unfortunately, reliability and validity studies of the WISC-IVUK standardization sample ...

EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Aptitude; Behavior Patterns; *Children; Cognitive Processes; Comprehension; Curriculum Development; Diagnostic Tests; *Educational Diagnosis; Emotional Disturbances; Intelligence; *Intelligence Tests; Learning Disabilities; Measurement Techniques; Measures (Individuals); Perceptual Development; *Performance Tests; Prediction; Scaling; Student Place...