WAIS-III in South Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Conference or seminar papers
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.C.W.Claassen
KEYWORDS: ENGLISH (LANGUAGE), INTELLIGENCE TESTS, PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, PSYCHOLOGY, TEST BIAS, WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 1501
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/8535
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/8535
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.C.W.Claassen
KEYWORDS: ENGLISH (LANGUAGE), INTELLIGENCE TESTS, PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, PSYCHOLOGY, TEST BIAS, WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 1501
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/8535
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/8535
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Abstract
The WAIS-III was administered to a representative sample of English-speaking South Africans with a view to creating norms for South Africa. Permission was obtained and testing was done from June 1998-May 2000. Appropriate changes were made to measures in Arithmetic and some additional items were written for vocabulary, information and comprehension.-
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