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Matched pair comparison of WISC and WISC‐R scores
Author(s) -
Davis Everett E.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197704)14:2<161::aid-pits2310140206>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - wechsler intelligence scale for children , psychology , intelligence quotient , developmental psychology , cognition , psychiatry
Both the WISC and the WISC‐R were administered to 54 children, with one half taking the WISC first and the other 27 taking the WISC‐R first. Differences between mean subtest scaled scores and mean IQs were found to be influenced by the sequence of the tests, although all mean scores were higher on the second test when the WISC‐R was given first. Data were presented suggesting the WISC‐R given first tends to raise WISC scores, and WISC given first yields scores on the WISC‐R which are essentially similar, effectively counsteracting the more “difficult” scoring for the WISC‐R.