Concurrent validity of the WISC-IV in eligibility decisions for students with educable mental disabilities.
Concurrent validity of the WISC-III and WISC-IV was conducted using a sample of 35 students classified as educable mentally disabled. Full Scale IQ scores of previously administered WISC-III correlated .91 with WISC-IV Full Scale IQ scores when adjusted for restricted range. Of the previous eligibility decisions, 80% were confirmed by the WISC-IV scores. Implications of the findings and suggestions for research are discussed.
Launey
Kathryn B
KB
Vance-Granville Community College, USA.
Carroll
James
J
Van Horn
K Roger
KR
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D004519:Education, Special; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014888:Wechsler Scales