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Assessment of English- and Spanish-Speaking Students with the WISC-III and Leiter-R
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Cathers-Schiffman, Teresa A.; Thompson, Marilyn S. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
The Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised (Leiter-R) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) scores of 47 English- and 47 Spanish-speaking students were analyzed, and the effects of English language ability on these scores were examined. Leiter-R validity was supported for both language groups. WISC-III…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Intelligence Tests, Language Proficiency, Nonverbal Tests
Nonverbal IQ Tests Reflect Different Relations among Skills for Specifically Language-Impaired and Normal Children: Brief Report.
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Swisher, Linda; Plante, Elena – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1993
This study examined patterns of nonverbal intelligence test performance of 11 preschool children with and 12 without specific language impairments. The study found group differences in relations among nonverbal cognitive skills. Results suggest caution in using nonverbal intelligence tests normed on nondisabled children with children having…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Language Handicaps, Nonverbal Tests
The Leiter Scales: A Review of Validity Findings.
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Ratcliffe, Kevin J.; Ratcliffe, Melanie Walton – American Annals of the Deaf, 1979
Past validity research involving the Leiter International Performance Scale and the Arthur Adaptation of the Leiter International Performance Scale is reviewed, particularly as it relates to evaluating intelligence of hearing impaired children. (Author)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Intelligence Tests, Nonverbal Tests, Research Reviews (Publications)
Concurrent Validity of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test and the Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised
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Hooper, V. Scott; Bell, Sherry Mee – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
One hundred elementary- and middle-school students were administered the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT; B.A. Bracken & R.S. McCallum, 1998) and the Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised (Leiter-R; G.H. Roid & L.J. Miller, 1997). Correlations between UNIT and Leiter-R scores were statistically significant ( p less…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Validity, Nonverbal Ability, Intelligence Tests
Intelligence Assessment of Language-Impaired Children by Means of Two Nonverbal Tests
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Spellacy, Frank; Black, F. William – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1972
An average of the two scores on the LIPS and PPVT provides an estimate of current IQ comparable to that which might be obtained by a WISC or S-B. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Language Handicaps
A Validation of the Leiter International Performance Scale with Kindergarten Children.
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Reeve, Richard Robert; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Compared the performance of Caucasian kindergartners (N=60) on the Stanford Binet, the Leiter International Performance Scale, and the Metropolitan Achievement Test. Results confirmed that the LIPS measures mental traits similar to the SB, although some scores were different. The LIPS is especially useful with hearing or speech impaired children.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Tests, Kindergarten Children