Studied a sample of emotionally disturbed children (N=100) beginning day psychiatric treatment to compare standard and abbreviated versions of the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). Results demonstrated the efficacy of using an abbreviated version of the WISC-R with severely emotionally disturbed children. (LLL)

Tested the effectiveness of the Stanford Binet Intelligence Test and the Bayley Scales of Infant Development in assessing the development of 30 preschool children. Demonstrated that encountering children ages 18-23 months whose performance is not scorable by standard methods for either test is a relatively frequent occurrence. (JAC)

Split-half reliability, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity, with the WISC as a criterion of the Long and Short Forms of the French Pictorial Test of Intelligence, were compared, using kindergarten and second grade samples. Reliability and validity coefficients for The Short Form did not differ significantly from the Long Form.…

Game-like and test-like methods of divergent thinking assessment were compared with 10-year olds. Effects of method on score correlates were sufficient to allow the possibility that method may be implicated in outcomes of many studies of divergent thinking. (Author)

Investigation of test reliability when administered and scored by teachers without testing experience upheld contention that it be used as quick screening device and be given by classroom teachers. (CJ)

Estimates of the validity of random short forms can serve as benchmarks against which to appraise the validity of particular short forms. Formulas are presented for estimating the validity of random short forms and illustrated with Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory data. (Author/CM)

Examines the test results of the Spanish McCarthy and the Spanish SESAT for two groups (50 children in Puerto Rico and 50 Puerto Rican children in Lancaster, PA) in order to determine if the Spanish version of the McCarthy provides a reliable and valid measure of the abilities of Spanish-speaking children. (EKN)

Explored the relationships of the Revised Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R), Peabody Individual Achievement Test, and the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities in elementary students. The PPVT-R appears to be most appropriate as a brief measure of verbal comprehension, rather than a substitute for the McCarthy scales. (JAC)

Describes the three major strategies for development of Wechsler Scales short forms. Presents an overview of the available validity data. Offers recommendations for future validity research. Concludes that while Wechsler short forms may be useful as research instruments, their clinical applications are extremely limited. (Author)

Administered the WISC and the WISC-R in a counterbalanced design to 20 Hispanic children. Revealed the WISC-R to be as culturally biased as the WISC and that more Hispanic children may be labeled as mentally deficient. Suggested that verbal IQ reflects the extent of acculturation, while Performance IQ reflects actual ability. (Author)

Evaluated the ability of the Wonderlic Personnel Test to replicate the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) with (N=120) normal persons divided into principal and cross-validation groups. Correlations between the Wonderlic IQs and the WAIS Full Scale IQs were .93 for the main group and .91 for the cross-validation group. (Author)

The apparent stability of the three-factor solution across sex and age supports the interpretation that Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children-Revised (WISC-R) factor scores are independent of child's sex and age. Construct validity is documented across numerous demographic variables. (Author)

Forty hearing impaired children (6 to 16 years old) attending public schools were administered the Wechsler Intellience Scale for Children (WISC) and WISC-Revised (WISC-R) performance scales. Performance IQs for each IQ measure were correlated with reading achievement and found nonsignificant; however, IQs converted to mental age produced positive…