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ERIC Number: EJ1009718
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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Technical and Practical Issues in the Structure and Clinical Invariance of the Wechsler Scales: A Rejoinder to Commentaries
Weiss, Lawrence G.; Keith, Timothy Z.; Zhu, Jianjun; Chen, Hsinyi
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v31 n2 p235-243 Apr 2013
This discussion article addresses issues related to expansion of the Wechsler model from four to five factors; multiple broad CHC abilities measured by the Arithmetic subtest; advantages and disadvantages of including complex tasks requiring integration of multiple broad abilities when measuring intelligence; limitations of factor analysis, which constrain test developers to creating specific broad and narrow abilities as opposed to integrative tasks; implications from brain imaging research showing the critical role of neurological pathways that integrate brain regions; close relationship of the fluid reasoning factor to "g," and the inadequacies of factor analytically driven statistical definitions of "g" in the development of improved models of intelligence. In this rejoinder to the commentaries in this special issue on structural models of the WAIS-IV and WISC-IV, the advantages and disadvantages of Schmid-Leiman's transformation, which removes the effects of "g" on the broad abilities, and the use of nested or bifactor models in evaluating models of intelligence are also discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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