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Does IQ = IQ? Comparability of intelligence test scores in typically developing children
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Hagmann-von Arx, Priska, Lemola, Sakari and Grob, Alexander (2016) Does IQ = IQ? Comparability of intelligence test scores in typically developing children. Assessment, 25 (6). doi:10.1177/1073191116662911 ISSN 1073-1911.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073191116662911
Abstract
Numerous intelligence tests are available to psychological diagnosticians to assess children’s intelligence, but whether they yield comparable test results has been little studied. We examined test scores of 206 typically developing children aged 6 to 11 years on five German intelligence tests (Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales; Snijders Oomen Nonverbal Intelligence Test; Intelligence and Development Scales; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 4th edition; Culture Fair Intelligence Test Scale 2), which were individually administered. On a sample level, the test scores showed strong correlation and little or no mean difference. These results indicate that the tests measure a similar underlying construct, which is interpreted as general intelligence. On an individual level, however, test scores significantly differed across tests for 12% to 38% of the children. Differences did not depend on which test was used but rather on unexplained error. Implications for the application of intelligence assessment in psychological practice are discussed.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Children -- Intelligence testing , Intelligence levels, Cognition -- Testing -- Children | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Assessment | ||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc. | ||||||
ISSN: | 1073-1911 | ||||||
Official Date: | 5 August 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 25 | ||||||
Number: | 6 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/1073191116662911 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 13 July 2016 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 28 November 2016 | ||||||
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