WISC-III subtests scores from 44 students referred for special education evaluations and identified as having learning disabilities were used to compute WISC-III short form IQs based on.the Dumont/Faro formula. The resultant short form IQs for Canadian students, scored using United States norms, were compared with the scores obtained from the complete WISC-III. Misclassification indexes were computed. This article discusses the composition of the WISC-III short form, its utility for Canadian children, and guidelines for apprapriate use.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Beal, A.L. (1994, February). The Canadian norms for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition: Implications for clinical practice and research. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Convention of the Ontario Psychological Association, Toronto .
2.
Dumont, R.P., & Faro, C. (1993). A WISC-III short form for learning disabled students . Psychology in the Sthools, 30, 212-219.
Goh, D. (1978, August). New method in the design of intelligence test short firms-the WISC-R example. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
5.
Hobby, K.L. (1980). WISC-R split half short form manual. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services.
6.
Kaufman, A.S. (1976). A new approach to the interpretation of the WISC-R . Journal of Learning Disabilities, 9,160-168.
7.
Kaufman, A.S. (1979). Intelligent testing with the WISC-R. New York: Wiley.
8.
Kaufman, A.S. (1990). Assessing adolescent and adult intelligence. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
9.
Kaufman A.S., & Kaufman, N.L. (1991). Kaufman Brief Ititelligence Test (IC-IiIT). Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service .
10.
Reynolds, C.R., Wilson, V.L., & Clark, P.L. (1983). A four test short form of the WAIS-R for clinical screening. Clinical Neuropsychology, 5,111-116.
11.
Satz, P., & Mogel, S. (1967). An abbreviation of the WISC-R for clinical use . Journal of Consulting Psychology, 31, 321-324.
12.
Silverstein, A.B. (1990). Short forms of individual intelligence tests. Psychological Assessment, 2,3.11.
13.
Tellegen, A., & Briggs, P. (1967). Old wine in new skins: Grouping Wechsler subtests into new scales. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 31, 499-506.
14.
Watkins, C.E., Jr. (1986). Validity and usefulness of WAIS-R, WISC-R, and WPPSI short forms: A critical review. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 17,36-43.
15.
Wechsler, D. (1974). Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised manual. New York: Psychological Corporation.
16.
Wechsler, D. (1991). Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third edition manual. San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation.
17.
Wechsler, D. (in press). Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third edition manual, Canadian supplement. Toronto: Psychological Corporation, Harcourt, Brace Canada.
18.
Ysseldyke, J.W., Algozzine, B., Richey, L., & Graden, J. (1982). Declaring students eligible for teaming disability services: Why bother with the data? Learting Disabilities Quarterly, 5, 37-43.
19.
Yudin, L. (1966). An abbreviated form of the WISC-R for use with emotionally disturbed children. Journal of Consulting Psychology , 30, 272-275.
