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Are Cross-National Differences in IQ Profiles Stable? A Comparison of Finnish and U.S. WAIS Norms
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Roivainen, Eka – International Journal of Testing, 2013
To study the concept of national IQ profile, we compared U.S. and Finnish WAIS, WAIS-R, and WAIS III nonverbal and working memory subtest norms. The U.S. standardization samples had consistently higher scores on the Coding and Digit span subtests, while the Finnish samples had higher scores on the Block design subtest. No stable cross-national…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Profiles, Cultural Influences, Nonverbal Tests
European and American WAIS III Norms: Cross-National Differences in Performance Subtest Scores
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Roivainen, Eka – Intelligence, 2010
For this study, European WAIS III performance subtest norms were compared to the original US norms. When European WAIS III raw scores were scored using US norms, the resulting perceptual organization index (POI) means were significantly higher than the processing speed index (PSI) means. The POI/PSI difference is roughly 5-10 points for the German…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Test Norms
Culture-Fair Cognitive Ability Assessment: Information Processing and Psychophysiological Approaches
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Verney, Steven P.; Granholm, Eric; Marshall, Sandra P.; Malcarne, Vanessa L.; Saccuzzo, Dennis P. – Assessment, 2005
Valid assessment with diverse populations requires tools that are not influenced by cultural elements. This study investigated the relationships between culture, information processing efficiency, and general cognitive capacities in samples of Caucasian and Mexican American college students. Consistent with the neural efficiency hypothesis,…
Descriptors: Tests, Mexicans, Cultural Influences, Cognitive Ability
Effects of Geographic Region upon Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Results: A Hawaii-Mainland United States Comparison
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Tsushima, William T.; Bratton, Joseph C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Investigated geographic differences in Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) results by comparing 60 Hawaiian and 60 mainland United States psychiatric outpatients. The influence of pidgin English led to expectations that Hawaiian subjects would have significantly lower WAIS Verbal scores than mainland subjects. Data verified these…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Geographic Location
The WAIS vs. the GATB as a Vocational Counseling Tool with Disadvantaged Adults.
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Stanley, Charlton S. – 1969
This study was to compare the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) and to examine the results of these tests in terms of usefulness to the vocational counselor. The population selected had a sixth grade modal reading level and a modal age between 22 and 29, and achieved the fifth grade level in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged
The Verbal Intelligence of Athenians
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Georgas, James G.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1971
Verbal intelligence of Athenians 18 years and older was studied through the use of the Information, Comprehension, and Similarities subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Three sub-groups of subjects were used according to sex, age, and education. (CB)
Descriptors: American Culture, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Greek Civilization
WAIS Scores for Highly Educated Young Adults From the Philippines and the United States
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San Diego, Ellinor A.; And Others – Psychological Reports, 1970
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Groups
A Step Toward Fairness in Evaluating Handicapped Indian Children. A Formula for Weighing Culture Items on the WISC-R and WAIS.
Pray, Bruce S., Sr. – 1979
Professional assessment of mental retardation (MR) and learning disabilities (LD) is crucial to the implementation of P.L. 94-142 because it necessarily precedes the employment of trained teachers and because a plan for remediation depends on accurate assessment. Intelligence is a key element in the identification of MR-LD, but competent, fair…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Influences, Culture Fair Tests