A Longitudinal Study Using the Wppsi and Wisc‐r With an English Sample

Bibliographic Data

ID9615888
AuthorsDorothy V M Bishop (0000-0002-2448-4033, Churchill Hospital), DOROTHY BISHOP, G E BUTTERWORTH, George Butterworth (University of Southampton)
Year1979
Volume49
Issue2
Pages156-168
Publication date1979-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8279.1979.tb02410.x
OpenAlexW2162303813
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

S ummary . An unselected sample of 139 English children from a rural area completed the WPPSI at the age of 41⁄2 years and the WISC‐R four years later. Comparison of WISC‐R results for this sample and Wechsler's standardisation sample indicated that although this test yields IQ scores close to expected values, distributions of scores on some subtests, especially Similarities and Coding, are less satisfactory. Significant sex differences, in keeping with previous research, were found on some WPPSI and WISC‐R subtests. The association between verbal‐performance discrepancies on the two tests was statistically significant but relatively weak. The results indicated that children who refused to co‐operate with one or more of the WPPSI subtests were more likely than not to develop normally, but there was a raised incidence of WISC‐R IQs below 85 in this group. A high proportion of low IQs was also found among children who missed the pre‐school assessment because of family crises or parental refusal

Cognition · Developmental psychology · Longitudinal study · Psychiatry · Statistics · Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale · Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children · Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Language Development and Disorders · Psychology

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