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Performance of Black and White Children on the Bracken Basic Concept Scale.
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Bracken, Bruce A.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1987
Administered Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS) to 114 matched pairs of Black and White children. Scores of White children were nearly identical with national average while Black children scored approximately one-half standard deviation below their White counterparts. Blacks and Whites showed similar performance patterns on BBCS subtests,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Style, Racial Differences, Vocabulary Skills
Comparison of the PPVT-R and WISC-R with Urban Educable Mentally Retarded Students.
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Prasse, David P.; Bracken, Bruce A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Significant differences were found between the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised mean standard scores and Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQs. The PPVT-R did not correlate significantly with the WISC-R scales or subtests, suggesting the tests are measuring different abilities. (Author)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Children, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Tests
Performance of Gifted Children on the PPVT and PPVT-R.
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Pedriana, Anthony J.; Bracken, Bruce A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Compared the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) for 31 gifted children. The sample mean for the PPVT-R was significantly lower than for the PPVT. Additionally, the PPVT and PPVT-R correlated to a significant degree, yielding a standard score correlation coefficient of .83. (Author)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Children, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Testing
Alternate Form Reliability of the PPVT-R for White and Black Preschool Children.
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McCallum, R. Steve; Bracken, Bruce A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Compared alternate forms of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised for (N=72) preschool children. Results indicated differences between Form L and Form M mean scores were nonsignificant for Whites, males, females, and the total group. For Black preschoolers, Form L was apparently more difficult to complete successfully than Form M. (Author)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Tests, Preschool Children