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Relationship of Executive Functioning and Memory to Autism Symptomology and Adaptive Functioning: Implications for Reducing Future Underemployment
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Hernández Finch, Maria E.; Trammell, Beth; Hulse, Asia R.; Finch, William H.; Wildrick, Aimee; Floyd, Elizabeth F.; Pittenger, Jenna; McIntosh, David E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Understanding the relationship between executive functioning and its connection to working memory and adaptive functioning can inform planning and employment efforts. This study explored the relationship between memory and adaptive functioning with a sample of Autistic youths/young adults. Participant mean age was 21.3 (SD = 3.0). Of the 22…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Short Term Memory, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents
A Comparison of WISC-R and WAIS-R IQs in a Mentally Retarded Residential Population.
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Rubin, Harold H.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Often regarded as equivalent instruments, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) yielded significantly different Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale scores for intellectually subaverage group, with WAIS-R consistently providing higher scores. This has implications for issues of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Institutionalized Persons, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
A Longitudinal Study of the WISC-R and WAIS-R with Special Education Students.
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Sattler, Jerome M.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Examined the relationship between the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) in 30 mildly retarded adolescents. The WISC-R was administered at about age 14 and the WAIS-R at about age 18. Results were comparable for both tests. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Tests, Longitudinal Studies
Comparability of WISC-R and WAIS IQ Scores in Educable Mentally Handicapped Adolescents.
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Craft, Nancy P.; Kronenberger, Earl J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
The WISC-R and WAIS were administered to 16-year-old EMH students in a test-retest design to distribute practice effects. Analysis of data revealed significantly higher WAIS scores on all levels of VIQ, PIQ, and FIQ for all groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Handicapped Students, Intelligence Tests
Similarity of WISC-R and WAIS-R Scores at Age 16.
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Sandoval, Jonathan; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Examined similarity of scores of 30 learning disabled students (aged 16 and 17) on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R). Results documented similarity between WISC-R and WAIS-R for 16 year-olds who were learning disabled and had average intellectual ability.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Learning Disabilities, Special Education