title: WISC-III accommodations: the need for practitioner guidelines.
abstract: According to professional standards and federal legislation, practitioners should provide reasonable test accommodations to eliminate discriminatory practices and to allow for an "even playing field." However, a contrasting view is concerned with the possible effects of deviating from standard administration procedures--meaningless scores and an unfair edge for individuals with disabilities. Particularly regarding the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition, practitioners are lacking guidelines in the following areas: (a) initial selection of tests to administer; (b) modifications in administration, if any; and (c) interpretation and reporting of results. Greater efforts are needed to formulate guidelines based on a synthesis of student needs, professional standards, federal legislation, psychometric theory, and empirical research.
authors.affiliation: ASSETS School, Honolulu, HI 96818.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hishinuma
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities; D011331:Private Practice; D011584:Psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014888:Wechsler Scales