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Psicologia Escolar e Educacional

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FIGUEIREDO, Vera L. M.; PINHEIRO, Sílvia  and  NASCIMENTO, Elizabeth do. Intelligence Test WlSC - III adaptation to Brazillan population. Psicol. esc. educ. [online]. 1998, vol.2, n.2, pp.101-107. ISSN 1413-8557.

This article shows some ofthe data ofthe adaptation forthe Brazilian population ofthe intelligence test WISCIII (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition) found until the present moment. The data shown are the results of the verbal subtest ofthe WISC-III put into practice with a initial population constituted by 116 children 6 to 16 year-old. They were attending public and private schools of the Rio Grande tawn in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The results, showed internal validity and consistency. Considering the population, age, school failure and location of the school were aspects that had influence over the results. These variables should be controlled during the following research. The analisys indicated the need ofaltering some ofthem. specially in the subtests Information and Vocabulary.

Keywords : WISC-III; Intelligence test; Adaptation.

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