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ERIC Number: EJ226707
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Correlation of the Quick Word Test and Wide Range Vocabulary Test with the Shipley-Institute of Living Scale.
Martin, John D.; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v39 n4 p935-37 Win 1979
The Shipley-Institute of Living Scale (SILS) was used as a criterion to evaluate the Quick Word Test (QWT) and the Wide Range Vocabulary Test Form B (WRVT-B). Testing 50 college students, the correlations were .68 with QWT, .73 with WRVT-B, and .81 between those two tests. (CTM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Correlation, Higher Education, Screening Tests, Test Validity, Verbal Ability, Verbal Tests, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Quick Word Test; Shipley Institute of Living Scale; Wide Range Vocabulary Test