Explored the relationship between the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) for a sample of Native American children who reside on the Navajo Rcaervation. The sample consisted of 37 children aged 6 to 12-4 (A4 = 8-9, SD = 1
Correlation of the PPVT and WISC-R: A function of diagnostic category
β Scribed by Albert F. Hodapp; Joan B. Hodapp
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 235 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3085
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β¦ Synopsis
Agency
PPVT and WISC-R scores were compared for 259 students ranging in age from 6 to 16. In descending order, Pearson product correlations ranked best for the total sample, emotionally disabled, regular class, mentally retarded, and learning disabled. In all groups, the PPVT overestimated ability and was significantly different from the WISC-R scores as measured by correlated t-tests.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The present study investigated the relationship between the Revised Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R) and the WISC-R for a naturally occurring sample of rural children referred for assessment ( N = 5 3 ) . The results indicated that the PPVT-R was highly correlated with WISC-R scale and subte