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Hamadi, Layla; Fletcher, Helen K. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Attachment difficulties are associated with a range of adverse outcomes in mental health, and people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) may be at greater risk of experiencing difficulties in their attachment relationships. This review critically evaluated recent research measuring the prevalence of attachment difficulties in people with ID.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Adults, Adolescents
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Watkins, Marley W.; Dombrowski, Stefan C.; Canivez, Gary L. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2018
The reliability and factorial validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Fifth Edition: Canadian (WISC-V[superscript CDN]) was investigated. The higher-order model preferred by Wechsler (2014b) contained five group factors but lacked discriminant validity. An alternative bifactor model with four group factors and one general factor,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Intelligence Tests, Test Validity
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Colp, S. Mitchell; Nordstokke, David W. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2014
Published by the Canadian Test Centre (CTC), "Insight" represents a group-administered test of cognitive functioning that has been built entirely upon the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theoretical framework. "Insight" is intended to be administered by educators and screen entire classrooms for students who present learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Tests, Profiles
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Syeda, Maisha M.; Climie, Emma A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
The "Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition" (WPPSI-IV; Wechsler, 2012a, 2012b) is a comprehensive clinical tool, intended for assessing cognitive functioning among children aged 2 years 6 months through 7 years 7 months. Published by Pearson, the WPPSI-IV is an individually administered tool, to be used by…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Preschool Children, Young Children, Scoring
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Nicholls, Shane; Wegener, Matt; Bay, Darlene; Cook, Gail Lynn – Accounting Education, 2012
Emotional intelligence is increasingly recognized as being important for professional career success. Skills related to emotional intelligence (e.g. organizational commitment, public speaking, teamwork, and leadership) are considered essential. Human resource professionals have begun including tests of emotional intelligence (EI) in job applicant…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Accounting, Business Administration Education
Fitzpartick, Thomas; And Others – Orbit, 1971
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Intelligence Tests, Test Bias, Test Construction
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Atkinson, Leslie – Journal of School Psychology, 1991
Administered 2-, 4-, and 6-subtest Stanford-Binet (Fourth Edition) short forms to 53 children (ages 6-10) with Total Composite (TC) Standard Age Score (SAS) under 79. Compared prorated Partial Composite SASs based on subtests with TC SASs. Six subtests correlated with TC SAS; only one six-subtest short form accurately approximated TC SAS at level…
Descriptors: Children, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests
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Parker, Kevin – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Factor analyzed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) across nine age groups in the standardization sample. When three- and four-factor analyses were performed, the familiar three-factor structure (Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Organization, and Freedom From Distractibility) was clearly visible. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
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Seyfort, B.; And Others – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1980
Analysis of performance data of American Indian children on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) confirms prior results regarding the verbal and perceptual motor skills of that population. Because so many items did not contribute significantly to the total test variance, clinicians should interpret test results with caution.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Elementary School Students, Intelligence Tests, Psychological Evaluation
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Helmes, Edward – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1987
Canadian undergraduate students were administered the British general ability test, AH2, along with a multiple-choice vocabulary test and the Standard Progressive Matrices, a nonverbal ability test. Scores were compared with British norms and intercorrelated with those of the other two tests. Correlations with the other ability tests were low.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Comparative Testing, Concurrent Validity, Foreign Countries
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Kline, Rex B.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1993
Whether external validity of intelligence quotient (IQ) scores from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised is moderated by reading ability was studied with 382 Canadian elementary school students. Little evidence was found that IQ scores had less concurrent validity for poor readers. Implications for remedial services provision are…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Common, R. W.; Frost, L. G. – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1988
Examines misclassification of Native Canadian students' abilities with standardized intelligence test results. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (particularly verbal scale) results often reflect extent of acculturation, not personal capabilities. Paper indicates areas of needed research to find more appropriate ways of assessing…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives, Cultural Differences
Cummins, Jim – 1980
Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are widely accepted as measures of academic potential. However, both hereditary and environmental factors also play a role in performance. The limitations of IQ tests require that they be handled differently when administered to students from backgrounds other than the dominant cultural group. In addition,…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education