Structural Validity of the WISC-III for a National Sample of Native American Students

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-248

  Kush, Joseph C ^a   Watkins, Marley W ^b  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

factor analysis; intelligence; IQ; Native American; structural validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992837989     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573507303056     Document Type: Article

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