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Publication Date: 1990
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Identifying Students' Errors in Administering the WAIS-R.
Slate, John R.; Jones, Craig H.
Psychology in the Schools, v27 n1 p83-87 Jan 1990
Investigated specific problem caused by traditional method of teaching students to administer Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. Analysis of 180 protocols by 26 graduate students revealed average of 8.8 mistakes per protocol. When errors were corrected, 81 percent of Full Scale intelligence quotients were changed. Students' performance showed no improvement over 5 practice administrations, but did improve over 8. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Examiners, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Intelligence Tests, Teaching Methods, Testing
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
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