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A comparison of the Stanford‐Binet abbreviated and complete forms for developmentally disabled children
Author(s) -
Bloom Allan S.,
Klee Steven H.,
Raskin Larry M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197704)33:2<477::aid-jclp2270330231>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - stanford–binet intelligence scales , psychology , short forms , intelligence quotient , wright , test (biology) , developmental psychology , value (mathematics) , intellectual disability , clinical psychology , pediatrics , psychiatry , cognition , medicine , statistics , art , paleontology , mathematics , biology , art history
Three abbreviated versions of the Stanford‐Binet were reviewed and compared for 50 children with developmental disabilities. The children ranged in age from 6 years‐ 0 months to 15 years ‐ 11 months. While the IQs obtained from the abbreviated forms correlated highly with the complete Binet IQ, it was felt that the 2‐item test yielded too many “misses” both in terms of IQ and classification to be of significant value for use with developmentally disabled children. Although the Terman and Merrill 4‐item and Wright versions both yielded considerable “misses” in classification, they were believed to be of definite value to the time‐harried examiner. Caution was advised, however, in the use of abbreviated‐form IQs as a basis for important diagnostic decisions.