ERIC Number: EJ1009674
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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WISC-IV and Clinical Validation of the Four- and Five-Factor Interpretative Approaches
Weiss, Lawrence G.; Keith, Timothy Z.; Zhu, Jianjun; Chen, Hsinyi
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v31 n2 p114-131 Apr 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the constructs measured by the WISC-IV and the consistency of measurement across large normative and clinical samples. Competing higher order four- and five-factor models were analyzed using the WISC-IV normative sample and clinical subjects. The four-factor solution is the model published with the test manual. In the five-factor model, the POI differentiated into a visual-spatial factor (consisting of Block Design and Picture Completion) and a fluid reasoning factor (consisting of Matrix Reasoning and Picture Concepts, with and Arithmetic). The five-factor solution included Inductive Reasoning (IR), consisting of Matrix Reasoning and Picture Concepts, as a narrow ability subsumed under the FRI (Gf). When all 15 WISC-IV subtests were considered, both four- and five-factor models were suitable and showed close model-data fit. Further, both models generally demonstrated full factorial invariance between clinical and nonclinical samples. Interpretation of the fifth factor is discussed. (Contains 6 tables, 2 figures, and 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Logical Thinking, Validity, Factor Analysis, Visual Perception, Spatial Ability, Pictorial Stimuli, Arithmetic, Intelligence Tests, Children, Adolescents, Factor Structure, Learning Disabilities
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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