The purpose of the present study was to determine which of 11 short-form combinations of only two subtests each was the most effective predictor of high WISC-R Full Scale IQ. WISC-R protocols of 92 children, aged 6–0 to 11–7, with Full Scale IQs ⩾ 130 (M = 135.9) were reviewed. Using the subtest scores from these protocols, short-form combinations of Similarities-Vocabulary and Similarities-Object Assembly were the best predictors of Full Scale IQ ⩾ 130, perhaps useful for screening gifted children.
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