The WISC—RM subtest scores of 63 second and third graders of Superior and Very Superior abilities in the public schools of the Federal District of Mexico were analyzed to assess which short forms most effectively predict Full Scale IQs. The Similarities—Picture Arrangement (S—PA) dyad, and the Similarities—Vocabulary—Picture Arrangement (S—V—PA), and Vocabulary—Block Design—Picture Arrangement (V—BD—PA) triads were the best over-all predictors of Full Scale IQ. The best single short-form combination appears to be Similarities—Vocabulary—Picture Arrangement (S—V—PA).
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