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The seductive nature of WISC‐R short forms: An analysis with gifted referrals
Author(s) -
Kramer Jack J.,
Shanks Kay,
Markley Robert P.,
Ryabik James E.
Publication year - 1983
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(198304)20:2<137::aid-pits2310200203>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler intelligence scale for children , short forms , intelligence quotient , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition
The use of a short form of the WISC (California Abbreviated WISC for the Intellectually Gifted) (CAW‐IG) developed for screening gifted referrals was investigated with the WISC‐R. Two methods were used to estimate IQ. and the results indicated that the short form could be effective in the prediction of Full Scale IQ. This was true even when the prediction was based on data from the original WISC. Discussion centered on the implications of these results for the use of shortened IQ tests. A number of problems were examined, and practitioners are cautioned against indiscriminate use of such procedures.