Short Form Tests for Gifted Screening: Comparison of the WISC-R and the Stanford-Binet: Fourth Edition

1992 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-125
Author(s):  
Glenn DiPasquale ◽  
David Rosehart ◽  
Linda Kempa ◽  
Claire Rooney ◽  
Avrom Steinman
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Screening Instruments ◽  
Gifted Programs ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Cut Point ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Complete Test

The purpose of the present study was to compare short forms of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R, Wechsler, 1974; 1989) and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB:IV) as screening instruments for selecting children for gifted programs. A review of previous research suggested that the SB:IV, being considerably newer, yields lower scores than the WISC-R for high functioning children, but that research did not utilize short-form test batteries. In the present study, 51 subjects ranging in age from 8 years, 2 months to 9 years, 2 months, all of whom were being considered for placement in gifted programs, were administered short forms of the two tests. The results were consistent with previous findings using the complete test batteries, with over 80% of the subjects scoring lower on the SB:IV. In practical terms, the SB:IV identified only two subjects as scoring above the required cut-point, while the WISC-R identified 13. Implications for school systems are discussed in terms of the risk of possible overidentification of candidates for gifted programs when older test instruments are used.

Subtest Scatter as an Indicator of the Inaccuracy of Short-Form Estimates of IQ

1991 ◽  
Vol 68 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1115-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven G. Lobello
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Intelligence Tests ◽  
Screening Instruments ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Complete Test

Short-forms of Wechsler intelligence tests have abounded in the literature and have been recommended for use as screening instruments in clinical and research settings. Clinicians who administer short-forms as screening devices are concerned with the accuracy of the resulting IQ estimate. LoBello recently recommended that subtest scatter might serve as an indicator that the resulting short-form IQ does not accurately estimate the IQ based on the entire scale. In this study, the data from 69 children who had taken the WPPSI—R were used to estimate the correlation for the differences between Full Scale WPPSI—R IQs on the complete test and on the short-form (four subtests) and the differences between the subtests with the highest and lowest scaled scores. The Pearson r of .02 indicates that subtest scatter is not related to the accuracy of the short-form IQ and will not reliably alert clinicians to the need to administer the entire battery.

Stanford-Binet: Fourth Edition Short Forms with Underachieving and Learning Disabled Students

1996 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas T. Lawson ◽  
Larry D. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
Academic Underachievement ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Child Development Center ◽  
Development Center

55 students referred to a Child Development Center for academic underachievement and suspected learning disabilities were administered the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients of .98, .95, and .90 were obtained for the Test Composite with those for 6-, 4-, and 2-test Partial Composites derived from this administration, respectively. These values are compared with coefficients reported for other populations, and the suitability of the Stanford-Binet Partial Composites for screening underachievement and learning disabilities is discussed.

scholarly journals Revisión de las formas abreviadas de la Escala de Inteligencia de Wechsler para Adultos

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel ÚBEDA ◽  
Inmaculada FUENTES ◽  
Carmen DASÍ
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Adult Intelligence ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Intellectual Capacity ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence ◽  
Time Of Administration

RESUMEN: El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo presentar una revisión teórica de las principales formas abreviadas que han sido desarrolladas por varios autores a partir de las distintas versiones de la Escala de inteligencia de Wechsler para adultos que han ido surgiendo a lo largo del tiempo. El desarrollo de formas cortas ha ido creciendo en paralelo a la aparición de las nuevas versiones de la escala completa. Una forma abreviada permite estimar la capacidad intelectual con un tiempo de administración menor, por lo que puede ser de gran utilidad si el objetivo de evaluación es obtener una medida general de la capacidad intelectual.Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale: Review of short formsABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to present a theoretical review of the main short forms that have been developed by several authors based on different versions of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. The development of short forms has been growing parallel to the appearance of new versions of the full scale. A short form allows estimating the intellectual capacity of someone with less time of administration, which could be very useful if the assessment objective is to obtain an overall measure of intellectual capacity.

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) short-form validity: A comparison study in pediatric epilepsy

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Hrabok ◽  
Brian L. Brooks ◽  
Taryn B. Fay-McClymont ◽  
Elisabeth M. S. Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Pediatric Epilepsy ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
Intelligence Scale

Comparison of WAIS-R Selected Subtest Short Forms in a Mixed Clinical Population

Assessment ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Abraham ◽  
Bradley N. Axelrod ◽  
Anthony M. Paolo
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Administration Time ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence

Abbreviated forms of the revised edition of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R) attempt to shorten the administration time of the test without adversely affecting the results. Seven different short forms of the WAIS-R were compared in a mixed clinical sample to evaluate short form predictions of Full Scale IQ (FSIQ). Correlation coefficients for each short form indicate that Ward's seven-subtest short form predicts IQ scores most closely to FSIQ scores across ranges of intellectual functioning. In this sample, 96% of the patients obtained FSIQ scores within 5 points of their actual FSIQ when using this short form. Two tetrad short forms yielded scores that were close to actual FSIQ scores, however to a lesser degree. These results are consistent with other studies using Ward's seven-subtest short form, and, therefore, suggest that this particular version is a reliable and valid substitute for a full WAIS-R when time is limited.

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