title: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Third Edition in an Australian clinical sample.
abstract: A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III; D. Wechsler, 1991) with a sample of 579 Australian children referred for assessment because of academic difficulties in the classroom. The children were administered the WISC-III as part of the initial eligibility determination process for funding of special education services. The children were aged between 6 years and 16 years 7 months. One-, two-, three-, and four-factor models were tested. The four-factor model proposed in the WISC-III manual fit the data significantly better than all other models tested.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Felicity C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Cockshott
authors.forename: Nigel V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: Donald W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000379:methods; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000379:methods; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*