The Slosson Intelligence Test and young learning-disabled children: a comparative study

J Clin Psychol. 1984 Sep;40(5):1255-6. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(198409)40:5<1255::aid-jclp2270400523>3.0.co;2-3.

Abstract

Evaluated 26 children independently diagnosed as learning disabled in a counterbalanced design with the deviation IQ form of the Slosson Intelligence Test and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). Moderate to good correlations were obtained between the Slosson and the WISC-R Full Scale (r = .91), Verbal (r = .94) and Performance (r = .60) IQ scores. The Slosson correctly predicted functioning level to within 10 IQ points of WISC-R Full Scale scores for 88% of the Ss. These data suggest that the recent revision of the Slosson has corrected the tendency of earlier versions of this instrument to inflate the estimated IQs of young learning-disabled children.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intelligence Tests*
  • Learning Disabilities / diagnosis*
  • Learning Disabilities / psychology
  • Male
  • Psychometrics
  • Wechsler Scales