A Comparison of Performance on the WPPSI, WISC, and SB with Preschool Children: Companion Studies.

Oakland, Thomas D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ045252

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Publication Date: 1971

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A Comparison of Performance on the WPPSI, WISC, and SB with Preschool Children: Companion Studies

Oakland, Thomas D.; And Others

Journal of School Psychology, 9, 2, 144-149, 71

Study 1 reports a tendency for Negro children from a lower socioeconomic status to perform below the mean on the WISC and on the SB. Comparison of mean IQ's in Study 2 suggests that the WPPSI more closely approximates the SB than the WISC. (Author)

Descriptors: Black Youth, Intelligence Tests, Performance Factors, Performance Tests, Preschool Children, Socioeconomic Status, Test Validity, Tests

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