The Ability of a Child's Self-rating Scale in Estimating Intellectual Ability
There is substantial evidence for non-intellectual factors to be considered as an additional criterion in the appraisal of intellectual ability. Therefore, the development of a child's self-rating scale has been intensive in the last decades. One of the most widely used self-rating scales is...
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Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
1996
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| Summary: | There is substantial evidence for non-intellectual factors to be considered as an additional criterion in the
appraisal of intellectual ability. Therefore, the development of a child's self-rating scale has been intensive in
the last decades. One of the most widely used self-rating scales is the School Feeling and Thought (SFT)
scale. Bearing in mind that the SFT was developed in America, it is essential to undertake a study to
ascertain whether the Malay versions of these instruments have the ability to assess intellectual ability of
Malay children. The Malay version of SFT was administered to 100 Primary Six pupils (53 boys and 47
girls) from a single school in Tampin. The intellectual ability (IQ) was measured using the revised version of
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R). The correlations between the SFT scores and the
WISC-R full-scale IQ are modest. Two subtests of SFT, namely 'Action' and 'Affect', are found to be
significant predictors of IQ The equation derived from multiple regression analysis to estimate IQ using SFT
subtest scores is found to be able to predict intellectual ability (IQ). The only limitation is that the IQ
predicted by this equation has an II-point error. Therefore, SFT can be used to estimate IQ and thus can be
used as a screening test for intellectual ability of Malay children |
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