Comparison of the K—ABC Achievement Scale and Wppsi IQs of Preschool Children

1988 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-146
Author(s):  
Koressa A. Kutsick ◽  
Elizabeth E. Wynn
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Independent Measure ◽  
Initial Investigation ◽  
Primary Scale ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Standardized Measure ◽  
Verbal Performance

The correlations of individual subtest with scale scores of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K—ABC) and the three IQs yielded by the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) were examined. This study was undertaken as an initial investigation designed to determine the utility of the K-ABC Achievement Scale as an independent measure of achievement in preschool children. Achievement scale scores and WPPSI IQs were obtained from a sample of 34 preschool children ages 48 to 60 mo. Strong, positive relations between the K—ABC Vocabulary and Total Achievement Scale score and WPPSI Verbal and Full Scale IQs were noted. Moderate correlations were obtained between the scores of the Riddles and Faces and Places subtests and the WPPSI Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQs. Low correlations were found between the Arithmetic subtest and WPPSI Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQs. The utility of the K—ABC achievement subtests as a standardized measure of preschool achievement was discussed.

Test-Retest Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Revised Scores for 310 Educable Mentally Retarded and Specific Learning Disabled Students

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 857-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Whorton
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Exceptional Students ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Educable Mentally Retarded ◽  
Specific Learning ◽  
Verbal Performance

Pearson coefficients were computed between 1979–80 and 1982–83 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Revised Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale scores for 310 exceptional students (89 mentally retarded and 221 learning disabled). The correlations were all significant at p = .001.

Relationship of “dose” of intracranial hypertension to outcome in severe traumatic brain injury

2008 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 678-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Vik ◽  
Torbjørn Nag ◽  
Oddrun Anita Fredriksli ◽  
Toril Skandsen ◽  
Kent Gøran Moen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Intracranial Hypertension ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Injury Severity ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Scale Scores

Object It has recently been suggested that the degree of intracranial pressure (ICP) above the treatment goal can be estimated by the area under the curve (AUC) of ICP versus time in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The objective of this study was to determine whether the calculated “ICP dose”—the ICP AUC—is related to mortality rate, outcome, and Marshall CT classification. Methods Of 135 patients (age range 1–82 years) with severe TBI treated during a 5-year period at the authors' institution, 113 patients underwent ICP monitoring (84%). Ninety-three patients with a monitoring time > 24 hours were included for analysis of ICP AUC calculated using the trapezoidal method. Computed tomography scans were assessed according to the Marshall TBI classification. Patients with Glasgow Outcome Scale scores at 6 months and > 3 years were separated into 2 groups based on outcome. Results Sixty patients (65%) had ICP values > 20 mm Hg, and 12 (13%) developed severe intracranial hypertension and died secondary to herniation. A multiple regression analysis adjusting for Glasgow Coma Scale score, age, pupillary abnormalities and Injury Severity Scale score demonstrated that the ICP AUC was a significant predictor of poor outcome at 6 months (p = 0.034) and of death (p = 0.035). However, it did not predict long-term outcome (p = 0.157). The ICP AUC was significantly higher in patients with Marshall head injury Categories 3 and 4 (24 patients) than in those with Category 2 (23 patients, p = 0.025) and Category 5 (46 patients, p = 0.021) TBIs using the worst CT scan obtained. Conclusions The authors found a significant relationship between the dose of ICP, the worst Marshall CT score, and patient outcome, suggesting that the AUC method may be useful in refining and improving the treatment of ICP in patients with TBI.

scholarly journals Assessing Motor Performance in Preschool Children: The Zurich Neuromotor Assessment-2 and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2

2021 ◽  
pp. 003151252110252
Author(s):  
Gerda van der Veer ◽  
Erica Kamphorst ◽  
Alexander Minnaert ◽  
Marja Cantell ◽  
Tanja H. Kakebeeke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Zurich Neuromotor Assessment ◽  
Pearson Correlations

Comparing motor assessment tools that are available for young children is important in order to select the most appropriate clinical and research tools. Hence, this study compared motor performance assessed with the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment-2 (ZNA-2) to the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2). The sample consisted of 169 children, aged 3–5 years (87 boys; 51%). We used Pearson correlations to examine relationships between the ZNA-2 and MABC-2 component and total scores. In addition, Pearson correlations were performed between individual fine motor and balance items of the ZNA-2 and MABC-2. Results were that the total scores of the ZNA-2 and MABC-2 correlated moderately ( r = .40, p < .001). Non-significant to moderate correlations were found between components ( r = −.00 to .47) and between individual items of fine motor skills ( r = .04 to .38) and balance ( r = −.12 to .38). Thus, the ZNA-2 and MABC-2 measure partly similar and partly different aspects of motor performance.

Relationship of Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children in an Educable Retarded Group: A Cautionary Note

1971 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Pasewark ◽  
Bernard J. Fitzgerald ◽  
Ted Gloeckler
Keyword(s):  
Full Scale ◽  
Vocabulary Test ◽  
Cautionary Note ◽  
Peabody Picture Vocabulary ◽  
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Cautious Approach ◽  
Group A ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Verbal Performance

To determine the equivalence and relationship of Peabody and WISC scores in a retarded population, 49 students in a class for the educable retarded were tested. The Peabody IQ consistently over-estimated WISC Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQs. Intercorrelations between IQs from the two tests were disappointingly low. A more cautious approach to use of the Peabody as a “substitute” measure for the WISC is suggested.

Concurrent Validity of the Snijders-Oomen Nonverbal Intelligence Test 2 1/2–7–Revised with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence–Revised

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 619-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristal Moore ◽  
Stephen L. O'Keefe ◽  
Del Lawhon ◽  
Peter Tellegen
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Intelligence Test ◽  
Nonverbal Intelligence ◽  
Primary Scale ◽  
Middle Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

This study examined the concurrent validity of the Snijders-Oomen Nonverbal Intelligence Test–Revised compared to the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence–Revised. Subjects were 25 4-yr.-olds of lower, lower-middle, and middle socioeconomic status from both urban and rural areas of Appalachia. The SON–R IQs correlated .93 and .87 with the WPPSI–R Performance IQs and Full Scale IQs, respectively. The correlation of .45 with Verbal IQs was not significant.

Validity of a Non-Projective Anxiety Scale for Preschool Children

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 212-214
Author(s):  
Niki Hollembeak ◽  
E. Peter Johnsen ◽  
D. B. Tracy
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Maternal Anxiety ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Preschool Boys

This study attempted to validate the Anxiety Scale, an individual test of anxiety for preschool children, by relating test performance to adults' ratings and maternal anxiety. 45 preschool boys and girls were administered the Anxiety Scale while ratings of anxiety were collected by the teaching staff; maternal anxiety was assessed by administering the A-Trait section of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Correlation coefficients between Anxiety Scale scores, ratings of anxiety, and A-Trait scores were nonsignificant. Findings were discussed in terms of situational factors and parent-child roles.

Wais Verbal-Performance Differences among Elderly When Controlling for Fatigue

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 489-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
James O. Rust ◽  
Danna Barnard ◽  
Gerald D. Oster
Keyword(s):  
Performance Differences ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Order Of Presentation ◽  
Performance Scale ◽  
Verbal Performance

Older subjects show consistent declines on Performance Scale scores of the WAIS. Data were collected from 22 men and 22 women over 65 yr. to determine whether the lower scores were due to decreased abilities or to task-related fatigue. Fatigue was controlled by counterbalancing the order of presentation of the WAIS scales. The Performance Scale was administered first on one-half of the protocols. Although the Verbal IQs were significantly higher than the Performance IQs, no significant difference was noted for order of presentation.

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