Date of Award:
5-1995
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Glendon Casto
Committee
Glendon Casto
Committee
Dr. Bertoch
Committee
Dr. Barcus
Committee
Dr. Fifield
Abstract
The present study examined the responses of 332 Kainai students ranging in age from 6 to 16 years to the Information, Arithmetic, and Picture Completion subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) in order to determine the validity of these subtests as a measure of their intelligence. Two indices of validity were assessed: (a) subtest unidimensionality, and (b) order of item difficulty. With regard to the assumption of unidimensionality, examination of the data indicated low item-factor loadings on the Information, Arithmetic, and Picture Completion subtests. Examination of difficulty parameters revealed a nonlinear item difficulty order on all three subtests.
These results support the conclusion of previous research that the WISC-R does not adequately assess the intelligence of Native children. Possible bases for the invalidity of the WISC-R for this population are discussed and recommendations for future research are presented.
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Recommended Citation
Pace, Deborah Faith, "An Analysis of Item Bias in the WISC-R with Kainaiwa Native Canadian Children" (1995). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6076.
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