WISC, WISC-R Differences: Fact or Artifact

Author

Steven Sherrets, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Date of Award

8-1-1977

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Specialist in Education (Ed.S.)

Department

Psychology

Abstract

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) was developed by David Wechsler in 1949 as a downward extension of the adult intelligence test called the Wechsler-Bellevue (Wechsler, 1939). The content for the WISC came largely from the Wechsler-Bellevue Form II although there were some new items added at the easier end to provide a floor for the younger child (Edwards, 1972). As the WISC Manual (Wechsler, 1949) points out, the test was intended for children from ages five through 15 and was standardized separately from the Wechsler-Bellevue Form II.

Comments

Field Project Presented to the Department of Psychology and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska at Omaha In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Educational Specialist. Copyright Steven Sherrets August, 1977

Recommended Citation

Sherrets, Steven, "WISC, WISC-R Differences: Fact or Artifact" (1977). Student Work. 2406.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/2406