How Reliable are MSCA Profile Interpretations?.

Roffe, Michael W.; Bryant, Christy K.

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Publication Date: 1979

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How Reliable are MSCA Profile Interpretations?

Roffe, Michael W.; Bryant, Christy K.

Psychology in the Schools, v16 n1 p14-18 1979

This study evaluates the reliability of profile analysis for assessing differential abilities on the McCarthy Scales for Children's Abilities (MSCA). Subjects were enrolled in private schools. Results indicated 70.9 percent of the sample showed profile variability not reasonably accounted for as real fluctuations in measurable abilities. (Author)

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Profiles, Research Projects, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: McCarthy Scales of Childrens Abilities

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