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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Broad and Narrow CHC Abilities Measured and Not Measured by the Wechsler Scales: Moving beyond Within-Battery Factor Analysis
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Flanagan, Dawn P.; Alfonso, Vincent C.; Reynolds, Matthew R. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
In this commentary, we reviewed two clinical validation studies on the Wechsler Scales conducted by Weiss and colleagues. These researchers used a rigorous within-battery model-fitting approach that demonstrated the factorial invariance of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) and Wechsler Adult Intelligence…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Cognitive Ability
Test Review: Wechsler, D. (2003). "Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition (WISC-IV)." San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation
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Kaufman, Alan S.; Flanagan, Dawn P.; Alfonso, Vincent C.; Mascolo, Jennifer T. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2006
Within the field of psychological assessment, the Wechsler scales continue to be the most widely used intelligence batteries. The concepts, methods, and procedures inherent in the design of the Wechsler scales have been so influential that they have guided most of the test development and research in the field for more than a half century. This…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Test Reviews, Testing, Scoring
A Critical Review of the Technical Characteristics of Current Preschool Screening Batteries
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Emmons, Michael R.; Alfonso, Vincent C. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2005
The current review provides a summary and evaluation of the technical characteristics of five preschool screening batteries, including the Brigance Screens, DIAL-3, ESI-R, ESP, and FirstSTEP. These norm-referenced instruments were selected on the basis of their commercial availability, description as a screening instrument, and ability to assess…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Psychometrics, Preschool Education, Toddlers