Test reviews
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- department
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Roeper Review
- Vol. 14 (3) , 154-158
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02783199209553413
Abstract
The WISC‐III and WPPSI‐R are both recent additions to the assessment scene. Each revised battery is technically excellent, and has several features that enhance its usefulness for gifted children: a very representative standardization sample; successful efforts to provide adequate “top” on all subtests, except at the oldest ages for which each battery is intended; and elimination of biased items. However, both revised tests place an unusually high premium on speed of responding, which may substantially affect gifted children's IQs. In addition, subtest stability tends to be low for both tests, hindering profile interpretation. Overall, both tests should make useful contributions to gifted assessment.Keywords
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