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External Validity of the Profile Variability Index for the K-ABC, Stanford-Binet, and WISC-R: Another Cul-de-Sac.
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Kline, Rex B.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This study evaluated the external validity of a measure of IQ subtest variability, the profile variability index (PVI), with a sample of 146 children referred for psychological testing. Correlation of PVIs on each intelligence test with achievement scores and indexes of discrepancy between actual and predicted scholastic achievement found…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
Nonverbal IQ Tests Reflect Different Relations among Skills for Specifically Language-Impaired and Normal Children: Brief Report.
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Swisher, Linda; Plante, Elena – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1993
This study examined patterns of nonverbal intelligence test performance of 11 preschool children with and 12 without specific language impairments. The study found group differences in relations among nonverbal cognitive skills. Results suggest caution in using nonverbal intelligence tests normed on nondisabled children with children having…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Language Handicaps, Nonverbal Tests