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The Relationship between the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised (Early Development) and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised.
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Harrington, Robert G.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1992
Examined concurrent validity between Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised Tests of Cognitive Ability (WJ-R, COG) (Early Development) and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised (WPPSI-R) by administering instruments to 30 normal 3, 4, and 5 year olds. WJ-R Broad Cognitive Ability and WPPSI-R Full Scale IQ and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Concurrent Validity, Intelligence Tests, Preschool Children
Differential Ability Scales: Profiles of Preschoolers with Cognitive Delay.
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Hughes, Tammy L.; McIntosh, David E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
Examines the cluster profiles obtained using the Differential Ability Scale (DAS) for preschool children diagnosed with cognitive delay. These profiles were compared with DAS profile patterns previously reported for school-aged children diagnosed with learning disabilities. Cluster comparisons indicated profiles of cognitively delayed preschoolers…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Learning Disabilities, Measures (Individuals)
Performance of Bilingual and Monolingual Hispanic Children on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised and the McCarthy Perceptual Performance Scale.
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Sattler, Jerome M.; Altes, Linda M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Evaluated the receptive vocabulary ability and nonverbal cognitive ability of 20 Spanish-speaking and 11 bilingual Mexican-American preschool children. The children obtained significantly lower scores on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised than on the Perceptual Performance Scale of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. Bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cognitive Ability, Hispanic Americans, Nonverbal Tests
Factor Structure of the McCarthy Screening Test.
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Blixt, Sonja; Kitson, Donald L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Investigated the factor structure of the McCarthy Screening Test with a sample of 555 children. Data were analyzed by a principal components analysis followed by a varimax rotation. Results indicated that the subtests all measure parts of the same attribute (cognitive and sensorimotor functions) in varying degrees. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Factor Structure, Perceptual Motor Learning, Preschool Education
Development and Validation of the Preschool Learning Behaviors Scale.
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Leigh, Nanette M.; McDermott, Paul A.; Perry, Marlo A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
Presents the design, national standardization, and validation of the Preschool Learning Behaviors Scale. A normative sample (N = 100) of preschoolers yielded distinct and reliable dimensions of Competence Motivation, Attention/Persistence, and Attitude Toward Learning. Correlations demonstrated validity convergence with indices of social skills,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Ability, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Motivation
K-ABC and McCarthy Scale Performance among "At Risk" and Normal Preschoolers.
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Zucker, Stephen; Copeland, Ellis P. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Assessed the degree of comparability between the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (McCarthy) and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for "at-risk" (low birthweight, Head Start, and developmentally delayed) and "normal" preschool children. Describes the K-ABC Mental Processing Composite (MPC) and McCarthy…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Disabilities
Validity of the K-ABC for a Black Preschool Population.
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Krohn, Emily J.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Investigated the validity of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) with a sample of black low socioeconomic status preschool children enrolled in a Head Start program. Used the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale as a criterion. Demonstrated convergent and construct validity, but suggests that the K-ABC is no more culture fair for…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests
The Medieval Kingdom Topology: Peer Relations in Kindergarten Children.
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Bennett, Andrew; Derervensky, Jeffrey – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
Examines the applicability of the medieval kingdom social role topology with kindergarten children and assesses the association between the social roles children assume and seven nonbehavioral variables. Confirmed hypotheses that the topology could be distilled from a sample of kindergarten children (n=173) and that specific nonbehavioral…
Descriptors: Age, Birth Order, Cognitive Ability, Kindergarten