Factor Analysis of the WISC-R for White and Black Children Evaluated for Gifted Placement
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
- Vol. 4 (2) , 123-130
- https://doi.org/10.1177/073428298600400204
Abstract
Scores from the 10 regularly administered subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) were factor analyzed for samples of white and black children evaluated for placement in a gifted and talented program. The two-factor solutions supported the validity of Wechsler's (1974) Verbal-Performance dichotomy in the interpretation of WISC-R performance. Compositional differences were found on the third factor when compared to the three-factor solutions reported for similar samples. The results suggest that the composition and meaning of the WISC-R third factor for different groups is a valid theoretical question for future research but that routine interpretation of a WISC-R third factor by practitioners may be inappropriate.Keywords
This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
- Factorial similarity of the WISC-R for White and Black children from the standardization sample.Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981
- Factor analysis of the WISC-R for the gifted.Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
- Factor structure of the WISC-R for a clinic-referred population and specific subgroups.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
- WISC-R factor structures among Anglos, Blacks, Chicanos, and Native-American Papagos.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
- Validity generalization of the WISC-R factor structure with 10½-year-old children.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
- Correlations and factor analysis of the WISC-R and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test for an adolescent psychiatric sample.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
- Correlational and factor analysis of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the WISC-R.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
- Analysis of WISC-R Standardization Data in Terms of the Stratification VariablesChild Development, 1976
- Factor analysis of the WISC-R at 11 age levels between 61/2 and 161/2 years.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
- Factor analysis of the WISC-R for a group of mentally retarded children and adolescents.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975