Wechsler short forms: A brief status report

✍ Scribed by Lynda A. King; Daniel W. King

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 441 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3085
• DOI: 10.1002/1520-6807(198210)19:4<433::aid-pits2310190404>3.0.co;2-6

✦ Synopsis

Numerous attempts to develop short forms of Wechsler scales of measurement have been proposed in the psychological literature over the last three decades. In this paper, the three major strategies for development of short forms are described, and an overview of the available validity data is presented. Cautions for the clinical use of short forms and related recommendations for future validity research are offered. It is concluded that while Wechsler short forms may be useful as research instruments, their clinical applications are extremely limited at this time.