Differing findings exist on how Defining Issues Test (DIT) scores relate to intelligence. Further study is needed in order to address aspects of intellect not previously considered and to address how these relationships rival studies that have compared indices of intellect with constructs similar to DIT scores. In the present study, a sample of…

This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's prekindergarten student data from 2001-2002 (half-day and full-day programs) and 2007-2008 (full-day program only), including student demographics, academic performance, and attendance.

In this study, long-term intellectual functioning and school-related behavioural outcomes were assessed in a patient sample that underwent invasive treatment for congenital heart disease (ConHD) between 1990 and 1995. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised was used to measure intellectual functioning and the Teacher's Report Form to…

Studied the complementary nature of Illinois Test of Psycholingusitic Abilities (ITPA) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised (WISC-R) in a sample of 60 language-impaired children. Results suggest that the ITPA is more sensitive to differences in children's verbal and performance abilities than the WISC-R. (SLD)

The fifth edition of the Stanford-Binet test went through significant reformulation of its item content, administration format, standardization procedures, and theoretical structure. Additionally, the test was revised to measure five factors important to intelligence across both verbal and nonverbal domains. To better understand these substantial…

Confidence intervals for the 80, 85, 90, and 95 percent levels of confidence are presented for the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) using the estimated true score and obtained score based methods. Separate tables are provided for ages 2-1/2 to 18 and ages 19 and above. (Author/VW)

A study of intercorrelations and long-term stabilities of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised, and Auditory-Verbal Learning Test indexes for 300 older adults challenges assumptions that for cognitively normal people, performance in one cognitive domain correlates well with others and that cognition is stable.…

Stability of verbal reasoning test scores was measured for 146 students aged 8-13. Results suggest that reasoning test scores are not constant and vary considerably over time. Scores are not finite measures of intellectual capacity but of current verbal functioning, reflecting education and experiences to that point. (SK)

The cognitive profiles of 161 gifted children--those with a Full Scale, Verbal, and/or Performance IQ of 130 or higher on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition (WISC-III; Wechsler, 1991)--were examined. It was hypothesized that this population of very intelligent children would demonstrate much larger Verbal-Performance…

Although a verbal intelligence test is directly a measure of what people know, it is indirectly a way of identifying people who can code and manipulate verbal stimuli rapidly in situations in which knowledge per se is not a major factor. (Author/BJG)

Investigated the Luria-Nebraska Intellectual Processes Scale (IPS) as a predictor of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) IQs among alcoholic inpatients. Strong correlations were found between IPS and WAIS Verbal IQ and Full Scale IQ; however, the correlation with Performance IQ was only -.41. (NRB)

This study examined the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure, environmental risk, and maternal verbal intelligence on children's cognitive ability. Gender and age were examined as moderators of potential cocaine exposure effects. The Stanford-Binet IV intelligence test was administered to 231 children (91 cocaine exposed, 140 unexposed) at ages 4,…

Eighty-two 5 to 8 year old children (I.Q. range 79-120) exhibiting learning disabilities were divided equally into three groups on the basis of their Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Verbal I.Q. (VIQ) and Performance I.Q. (PIQ) scores: a high performance-low verbal group, a verbal equal to performance group, and a high verbal-low…