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Download full textBrown, Scott W.; Yakimowski, Mary E. – 1984
The purpose of this study was to replicate previous factor analytical studies of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) employing children identified as gifted. However, rather than using the IQ criterion, a child's 11 WISC-R subtest scores were included in the analysis. Subsamples of gifted (as classified by local school…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedBrown, Scott W.; Yakimowski, Mary E. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1987
Analysis of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised protocols for identified gifted, high IQ, and average children (total N=599 and ages 5-16) identified a four-factor solution for the gifted sample (Perceptual Organization, Verbal Comprehension, Acquisition of Knowledge, and Spatial Memory). Results suggested gifted children process…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
