A Short Form of the WISC-R for Gifted Students.

Karnes, Frances A.; Brown, K. Eliot

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A Short Form of the WISC-R for Gifted Students.

Karnes, Frances A.; Brown, K. Eliot

Psychology in the Schools, v18 n2 p169-73 Apr 1981

A study to develop a short form of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) for the intellectually gifted showed the Vocabulary and Block Design comprise the best two-subtest short form. The Similarities, Vocabulary, Block Design, and Object Assembly tetrad could be most useful in time and reliability. (Author)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Screening Tests, Students, Talent Identification, Test Items, Test Reliability

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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