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THE M c CARTHY SCALES OF CHILDREN'S ABILITIES: A NORMATIVE STUDY ON ENGLISH 4‐YEAR‐OLDS
Author(s) -
LYNCH A.,
MITCHELL LESLEY B.,
VINCENT ELAINE M.,
TRUEMAN M.,
MACDONALD LOIS
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1982.tb00820.x
Subject(s) - psychology , normative , developmental psychology , epistemology , philosophy
S ummary .— The anglicised version of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) was administered to 89 4 1/4‐year‐old English children in Stoke‐on‐Trent. English 4 1/4‐year‐old norms are presented and compared to equivalent American norms. Results suggest that the use of the MSCA's American norms give an estimate of intelligence in English children which is higher than their American peers. There is a small but consistent bias in favour of girls and there are noticeable social class differences.