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The McCarthy scales and Kaufman's McCarthy short form correlations with the comprehensive test of basic skills
Author(s) -
Valencia Richard R.
Publication year - 1984
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(198404)21:2<141::aid-pits2310210203>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , test validity , test (biology) , predictive validity , context (archaeology) , academic achievement , achievement test , psychometrics , standardized test , mathematics education , paleontology , biology
The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the predictive validity of Kaufman's short form version of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities for samples of English‐speaking and Spanish‐speaking Mexican‐American children. Comparisons of the observed correlations between the McCarthy General Cognitive Index (GCI) and Kaufman's estimated GCI with academic achievement (as measured by the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills) showed that the conventional McCarthy and Kaufman's short form predicted achievement about equally well. Implication of this finding was discussed in light of supportive evidence for the validity of the Kaufman short form and in the context of screening of culturally diverse children.