Digest for info-childes at googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 2 Topics

Tue Aug 16 15:03:50 UTC 2011

Does anyone still use the "Draw A Man" test?  It used to be part of my
battery in the days when I was a child clinical psychologist and there
were norms available.  Might be worth investigating.

Best,

Henrietta

On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 3:34 PM, <jo.vanherwegen at googlemail.com> wrote:

> **An even cheaper alternative is using Ravens Matrices raw scores if you
> just want to compare two groups. (Or use z-scores instead of raw scores).
> Also the instructions require almost no language (you can use gestures)
> which is beneficial when researching children with language/ communication
> impairments.
>
> Best,
> Jo
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone
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> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/info-childes/topics
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>    - Leiter R vs WPPSI with 3- and 4-year-olds<https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=js&name=main,tlist&ver=v-Dx4YdjNAo.en.&am=!Ck1jWlssh0j7gv37BUw0Q9FosPDWXErAanolA737gfqoHJj36lUTQqSXuBSrbBe5#131cef1291488566_group_thread_0>[1 Update]
>    - CLAN on Lion<https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=js&name=main,tlist&ver=v-Dx4YdjNAo.en.&am=!Ck1jWlssh0j7gv37BUw0Q9FosPDWXErAanolA737gfqoHJj36lUTQqSXuBSrbBe5#131cef1291488566_group_thread_1>[1 Update]
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>  Topic: Leiter R vs WPPSI with 3- and 4-year-olds<http://groups.google.com/group/info-childes/t/9c97bef68752f35b>
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>    "Alcock, Katie" <k.j.alcock at lancaster.ac.uk> Aug 15 10:00AM +0100 ^<https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=js&name=main,tlist&ver=v-Dx4YdjNAo.en.&am=!Ck1jWlssh0j7gv37BUw0Q9FosPDWXErAanolA737gfqoHJj36lUTQqSXuBSrbBe5#131cef1291488566_digest_top>
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>    Do you actually need a non-verbal IQ score, or do you just need some
>    form of non-verbal ability test, which you could use to match children
>    (of the same age) or co-vary against a verbal score (again with the
>    same
>    age group), or even from which you could obtain a standard score for
>    every child (regardless of age)?
>
>
>
>    Because if you want to do one of those things (rather than actually
>    obtain an IQ score) you can just use a subtest of the WPPSI, or of the
>    BAS (we usually use Block Design from the BAS). You can still compare
>    children and obtain a standard score on that one test.
>
>
>
>    Katie
>
>
>
>    From: info-childes at googlegroups.com
>    [mailto:info-childes at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kirsten Abbot-Smith
>    Sent: 13 August 2011 10:36
>    To: info-childes at googlegroups.com
>    Subject: Leiter R vs WPPSI with 3- and 4-year-olds
>
>
>
>    Hi everybody,
>    I need to assess non-verbal IQ for an intervention study with 3- and
>    4-year-olds with language and communication disorders. I therefore will
>    have to fork out a considerable amount of money for a test. I am
>    currently tossing up between the Leiter R (which claims to be the only
>    truly non-verbal test) and the Wechsler Pre-school and Primary Scale of
>    Intelligence (which seems to be more widely used).
>
>    Does anyone have any experience comparing the advantages and
>    disadvantages of using these two tests with this age group? I am quite
>    wary of using lengthy and boring tests with a group which are not
>    exactly known for their ability to maintain sustained attention and /
>    or
>    understand verbal instructions!
>
>    Many thanks in advance,
>    Kirsten
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>  Topic: CLAN on Lion<http://groups.google.com/group/info-childes/t/812207abd957f6e6>
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>    Leonid Spektor <spektor at andrew.cmu.edu> Aug 14 05:15PM -0400 ^<https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=js&name=main,tlist&ver=v-Dx4YdjNAo.en.&am=!Ck1jWlssh0j7gv37BUw0Q9FosPDWXErAanolA737gfqoHJj36lUTQqSXuBSrbBe5#131cef1291488566_digest_top>
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>    All CLAN's features are functioning correctly now on new 10.7 Lion
>    operating system. If you are upgrading to 10.7 Lion OS, then please download
>    the new version of CLAN from childes web site.
>
>    Leonid.
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>
>
>    On Aug 10, 2011, at 17:00, Brian MacWhinney wrote:
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