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Construct Validity of the WISC-IV Italian Edition: A Bifactor Examination of the Standardization Sample: Chi niente sa, di niente dubita
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Kush, Joseph C.; Canivez, Gary L. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2021
This study utilized confirmatory factor analyses to examine the latent factor structure of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Fourth Edition, Italian adaptation (WISC-IV Italian) standardization sample. One through five, oblique first-order factor models and higher-order as well as bifactor models were examined and compared using CFA.…
Descriptors: Children, Intelligence Tests, Foreign Countries, Construct Validity
Construct Validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children -- Fifth UK Edition: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the 16 Primary and Secondary Subtests
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Canivez, Gary L.; Watkins, Marley W.; McGill, Ryan J. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Background: There is inadequate information regarding the factor structure of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children -- Fifth UK Edition (WISC-V[superscript UK]; Wechsler, 2016a, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth UK Edition, Harcourt Assessment, London, UK) to guide interpretation. Aims and methods: The WISC-V[superscript UK]…
Descriptors: Children, Intelligence Tests, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis
Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the WISC-IV Spanish Core and Supplemental Subtests: Validation Evidence of the Wechsler and CHC Models
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McGill, Ryan J.; Canivez, Gary L. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2018
The present study examined the factor structure of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition, Spanish (WISC-IV Spanish, Wechsler, 2005a) with normative sample participants aged 6-16 years (N = 500) using confirmatory factor analytic techniques not reported in the WISC-IV Spanish Manual (Wechsler, 2005b). For the 10 core subtest…
Descriptors: Children, Intelligence Tests, Factor Analysis, Construct Validity
Construct Validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth UK Edition with a Referred Irish Sample: Wechsler and Cattell-Horn-Carroll Model Comparisons with 15 Subtests
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Canivez, Gary L.; Watkins, Marley W.; Good, Rebecca; James, Kate; James, Trevor – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Background: Irish educational psychologists frequently use the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth UK Edition (WISC-IV[superscript UK]; Wechsler, 2004, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth UK Edition, London, UK, Harcourt Assessment) in clinical assessments of children with learning difficulties. Unfortunately, reliability…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Children, Intelligence Tests, Comparative Analysis
Construct Validity of the WISC-IV with a Referred Sample: Direct versus Indirect Hierarchical Structures
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Canivez, Gary L. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2014
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) is one of the most frequently used intelligence tests in clinical assessments of children with learning difficulties. Construct validity studies of the WISC-IV have generally supported the higher order structure with four correlated first-order factors and one higher-order…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Construct Validity, Children, Learning Problems
Construct Validity of the WISC-IV[superscript UK] with a Large Referred Irish Sample
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Watkins, Marley W.; Canivez, Gary L.; James, Trevor; James, Kate; Good, Rebecca – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2013
Irish educational psychologists frequently use the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth U.K. Edition (WISC-IV[superscript UK]) in clinical assessments of children with learning difficulties. Unfortunately, reliability and validity studies of the WISC-IV[superscript UK] have not yet been reported. This study examined the construct…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Intelligence Tests, Children, Learning Disabilities
Construct Validity of the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence and Wide Range Intelligence Test: Convergent and Structural Validity
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Canivez, Gary L.; Konold, Timothy R.; Collins, Jason M.; Wilson, Greg – School Psychology Quarterly, 2009
The Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI; Psychological Corporation, 1999) and the Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT; Glutting, Adams, & Sheslow, 2000) are two well-normed brief measures of general intelligence with subtests purportedly assessing verbal-crystallized abilities and nonverbal-fluid-visual abilities. With a sample of…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Validity, Factor Structure, Intelligence Tests
Construct Validity of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition, and Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents
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Canivez, Gary L.; Neitzel, Ryan; Martin, Blake E. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2005
The present study reports data supporting the construct validity of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT; Kaufman & Kaufman, 1990), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III; Wechsler, 1991), and the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA; McDermott, Marston, & Stott, 1993) through convergent…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Academic Achievement, Construct Validity, Validity