Significant factor score variability and the validity of the WISC-III full scale IQ in predicting later academic achievement

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-139

  Freberg, Miranda E ^a   Vandiver, Beverly J ^a   Watkins, Marley W ^b   Canivez, Gary L ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Factor score variability; Intelligence; Test interpretation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 45849094820     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084280802084010     Document Type: Article

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