Two Wechsler scales and the Stanford-Binet were administered to 24 kindergarten Ss. Combination and split-half short forms were rescored from full WPPSI protocols. Validity of abbreviated forms was checked by correlating them with WPPSI full forms, WISC and SB. Directions for a split-half WPPSI were given. Results indicated that abbreviated forms should be used with caution.
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