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Comparison of the slosson intelligence test, revised norms, and WISC‐R for children with learning problems and for gifted children
Author(s) -
Sattler Jerome M.,
Covin Theron M.
Publication year - 1986
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(198607)23:3<259::aid-pits2310230306>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler intelligence scale for children , intelligence quotient , developmental psychology , test (biology) , wechsler adult intelligence scale , test validity , psychometrics , cognition , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
The Slosson Intelligence Test (revised norms) (SIT) and the WISC‐R were compared in two samples of children. In the first sample, there were 34 black and 27 white rural Southeastern Alabama children being considered for special education classes. In the second sample, there were 4 black and 81 white suburban Alabama children being considered for classes for the talented and gifted. In both samples, correlations between the SIT IQ and WISC‐R Full Scale IQ were significant ( rs of .70 and .48, respectively). However, in the special education sample, SIT IQs were significantly higher than WISC‐R Full Scale IQs by about 7 points. The results from both samples provide a moderate degree of support for the concurrent validity of the revised SIT norms, using the WISC‐R as the criterion. However, the IQs on the two tests may not be interchangeable.