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Appraising Intellectual Giftedness Using the Malay Version of WISC-R

An appropriateness study of the Malay version of the WISC-R was conducted on one hundred 11 year old students (53 boys and 47 girls). Prior to the study, the WISC-R was systematically translated using the back translation method with a panel of experts as moderators. From the results of the study,...

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Main Authors: Mohd Isa, Abd Majid, Mohamed, Othman
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1995
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3058/1/Appraising_Intellectual_Giftedness_Using.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.30582013-05-27T07:05:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3058/ Appraising Intellectual Giftedness Using the Malay Version of WISC-R Mohd Isa, Abd Majid Mohamed, Othman An appropriateness study of the Malay version of the WISC-R was conducted on one hundred 11 year old students (53 boys and 47 girls). Prior to the study, the WISC-R was systematically translated using the back translation method with a panel of experts as moderators. From the results of the study, the reliability index of the Malay version of the WISC-R is .91 and this coefficient is consistent with the condition set for an individual standardised test. The score for each sub-tests too does not differ from the data presented by the original WISC-R. Therefore, the Malay version of WISC-R is appropriate for use as a measure of intelligence (IQ). Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1995 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3058/1/Appraising_Intellectual_Giftedness_Using.pdf Mohd Isa, Abd Majid and Mohamed, Othman (1995) Appraising Intellectual Giftedness Using the Malay Version of WISC-R. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 3 (2). pp. 119-124. ISSN 0128-7702 English
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description An appropriateness study of the Malay version of the WISC-R was conducted on one hundred 11 year old students (53 boys and 47 girls). Prior to the study, the WISC-R was systematically translated using the back translation method with a panel of experts as moderators. From the results of the study, the reliability index of the Malay version of the WISC-R is .91 and this coefficient is consistent with the condition set for an individual standardised test. The score for each sub-tests too does not differ from the data presented by the original WISC-R. Therefore, the Malay version of WISC-R is appropriate for use as a measure of intelligence (IQ).
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title Appraising Intellectual Giftedness Using the Malay Version of WISC-R
title_short Appraising Intellectual Giftedness Using the Malay Version of WISC-R
title_full Appraising Intellectual Giftedness Using the Malay Version of WISC-R
title_fullStr Appraising Intellectual Giftedness Using the Malay Version of WISC-R
title_full_unstemmed Appraising Intellectual Giftedness Using the Malay Version of WISC-R
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publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3058/1/Appraising_Intellectual_Giftedness_Using.pdf
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