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Subtest scatter on the WISC‐R with children of superior intelligence
Author(s) -
Patchett Robin F.,
Stansfield Michael
Publication year - 1992
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(199201)29:1<5::aid-pits2310290102>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler intelligence scale for children , intelligence quotient , developmental psychology , test validity , psychometrics , cognition , psychiatry
Subtest scatter on the WISC‐R was examined by analyzing Verbal‐Performance IQ discrepancies, subtest scaled‐score ranges and subtest scaled‐score standard deviations of 290 psychoeducationally normal 9‐year‐old children whose IQs ranged from 100 to 140+. Although there were no differences between average and superior IQ groups on the Verbal‐Performance discrepancy measure, substantial differences were found on the measures of subtest scatter where higher IQ groups exhibited substantially more scatter. The results suggest the need for caution in attempting to employ WISC‐R subtest scatter as an indicator of learning disabilities with gifted students.