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Roivainen, Eka – International Journal of Testing, 2013
To study the concept of national IQ profile, we compared U.S. and Finnish WAIS, WAIS-R, and WAIS III nonverbal and working memory subtest norms. The U.S. standardization samples had consistently higher scores on the Coding and Digit span subtests, while the Finnish samples had higher scores on the Block design subtest. No stable cross-national…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Profiles, Cultural Influences, Nonverbal Tests
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Swisher, Linda; Plante, Elena – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1993
This study examined patterns of nonverbal intelligence test performance of 11 preschool children with and 12 without specific language impairments. The study found group differences in relations among nonverbal cognitive skills. Results suggest caution in using nonverbal intelligence tests normed on nondisabled children with children having…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Language Handicaps, Nonverbal Tests
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Braden, Jeffery P. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1989
A study of 33 elementary/middle school deaf children correlated Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised Performance Intelligence Quotients (IQs) with Stanford Achievement Test-Hearing Impaired Edition (SAT-HI) grade equivalents and age-based percentiles. A second study of 64 children correlated nonverbal IQs from many tests with SAT-HI…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concurrent Validity, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
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Defilippis, Nick A. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1979
The Missouri Children's Picture Series, a nonverbal objective personality test, was administered to 119 normal elementary children and 77 institutionalized aggressive adolescents. Several of the test scales, particularly the aggression and maturity scales, differentiated significantly between the groups. IQ related to test scores only for the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Elementary School Students, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
Cowie, Colin – 1976
Questions often raised about intelligence tests are discussed: (1) the definition of intelligence; (2) the definition of intelligence quotient; (3) the kinds of tests available; (4) validity; (5) fairness to minority groups; (6) use made of test results; (7) differences in results among various intelligence tests; (8) differences in scores using…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Culture Fair Tests, Foreign Countries, Guides