Concurrent Validity of the WPPSI with Mexican-American Preschool Children.

Valencia, Richard R.; Rothwell, Judith G.

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ERIC Number: EJ309360

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Publication Date: 1984

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Concurrent Validity of the WPPSI with Mexican-American Preschool Children.

Valencia, Richard R.; Rothwell, Judith G.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v44 n4 p955-61 Win 1984

The concurrent validity of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) was assessed against the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities in a sample of 39 Mexican-American preschool children from low socioeconomic status background. Results indicated some specific support for the WPPSI's concurrent validity. (Author/BS)

Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Individual Testing, Intelligence Tests, Mexican Americans, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Tests, Psychometrics, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: McCarthy Scales of Childrens Abilities; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence

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