title: Difference in standard scores of adults on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (Revised and Third Edition).
abstract: Differences in the standard scores for the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R; L. M. Dunn and L. M. Dunn, 1981) and the PPVT-Third Edition (PPVT-III; Dunn and Dunn, 1997b) are known to exist for children, with typically higher scores occurring on the PPVT-III. However, these tests are administered into adulthood as well, and score equivalence must be evaluated for this age range. Analysis of data from the PPVT-R and PPVT-III tests from 76 adult participants revealed significant score differences. Participants with poor language skills scored significantly higher on the PPVT-III than on the PPVT-R. The control group showed no significant difference between the PPVT-R and PPVT-III scores. The results suggest that the two tests should not be considered interchangeable.
authors.affiliation: Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, 85721, USA. mepankra@email.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pankratz
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Plante
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values