The PPVT-R as a measure of psycholinguistic functioning: A caution
โ Scribed by Thomas S. Altepeter
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 511 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised were compared for 3 I gifted children. The sample mean for the PPVT-R was significantly lower than for the PPVT. In addition, the PPVT and PPVT-R correlated to a significant degree, yielding a standard score correlat