Intelligence Scale for Children

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the required textbook chapters and articles for this week. Select two tests about which to write your review. The first test must be selected from List A and the second test must be selected from List B.  Your choice of tests include the following:

List A (Select one test from this list.)

• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS–IV)
• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Fifth Edition (WISC-V)
• Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence- Fourth Edition (WPPSI – IV)

List B (Select one test from this list.)

• Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (Bayley-III)
• Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II)
• Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition (KTEA-3)
• Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP)
• Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5)
• Wechsler Individual Achievement Test–Third Edition (WIAT- III)
• Woodcock-Johnson IV (WJ IV) Tests of Achievement
• Woodcock-Johnson IV (WJ IV) Tests of Cognitive Abilities

Create a PowerPoint presentation with 10-12 slides (not including the title and reference slides) entitled Review of [Insert the name of the tests reviewed]. Your presentation must provide at least one slide for each of the required topics and include appropriate citations of your referenced sources. Separate reference slides, which follow APA formatting guidelines for a References page, must be included at the end of the presentation. You must create your own template and organize your presentation in the sequence provided. Do not use a font smaller than 18 pt. You are encouraged to insert relevant figures and graphics. Make sure to appropriately cite any images, tables, figures, or information from the test publisher’s website used.  The notes section of each slide must include the text for oral comments you would make while presenting the materials to a live audience.

References must be cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. (Links to an external site.) For assistance with creating a visually engaging and readable presentation, you may review Garr Reynolds’s tips for creating presentations. (Links to an external site.)

The presentation must cover each of the following topics in the order presented below. Two tests may be discussed on the same slide using the side-by-side comparison format.
Required topics to be addressed for each test:

• Name of the test, author or authors, publisher and publication date
• Qualifications of the test user
• Common professional uses of the test
• Explain what the test is purported to measure along with any reliability and validity evidence that supports the author’s or publisher’s claims.
• Describe the appropriate applications of the test in terms of the population(s) on which the test is validated (including age ranges) and any information regarding populations for which the test’s use is not recommended.
• Subtest names and brief descriptions
• Administration and scoring procedures
• Cost and administration time
• Your critique of the instrument, including an evaluation of the test’s strengths and weaknesses as a measure of the theoretical constructs of intelligence and/or achievement
• Evaluate reviewers’ comments from at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article published in the last 10 years that provides an appraisal of basic measurement issues related to the tests you selected.

The presentation

• Must consist of 10 to 12 slides (not including title and reference slides) that are formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate title slide with the following:
  • Title of presentation
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use the assigned chapters in the course text and a minimum of 1 peer-reviewed journal article published within the last 10 years.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include separate reference slides formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Intelligence Scale for Children

Before beginning this assignment, please watch the following videos on correlation:(Links to an external site.)

Study Description:A school educator is interested in determining the potential relationship between (GPA) and IQ scores among ninth graders. The educator takes a random sample of 30 ninth graders aged 14 years old and administers the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for (WISC-IV). The WISC-IV includes a Full Scale IQ (FSIQ; however, for this assignment we will just call it IQ).

Output file:See.

Answer the following Questions:

a. Hypotheses – Formulate null and alternative hypotheses. What do you think is the relationship between IQ scores and GPA?

b. Variables Describe the scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio) for each of the variables.

c. Correlation Write an overview of the results of the correlation (at least two paragraphs), including the appropriate and necessary statistical results within sentences and in proper APA formatting. Be sure to provide sufficient explanation for any numbers presented. Consider the following in your overview and conclusions:

Is there a significant correlation between IQ scores and GPA? If so, what does a significant correlation mean?

Using the correlation table and scatterplot, explain whether the relationship is positive, negative, or no correlation.

Describe the strength of the relationship (e.g. very strong, moderate, weak, etc.).

What do the results tell us about your hypotheses?

What conclusions can we draw from these results? What conclusions can we NOT make using these results?

Write a total of 400-700 words in response to these questions.

Resources

Required Text

Malec, T. & Newman, M. (2013).Research methods: Building a knowledge base.San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. ISBN-13: 9781621785743, ISBN-10: 1621785742.Chapter 4: Survey Research-Describing and Predicting Behavior

Required References

Benedict K (2014, April 11).Correlation – The Basic Idea Explained[Video file]. Retrieved from

Diem, K. G. (2002).A to developing effective questionnaires and survey procedures for program evaluation & research.Available at.asp?pid=FS995″ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS995(Links to an external site.)

Mariampolski, H. (2001). Qualitative vs. quantitative.Qualitative Market Research, 22-25. SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781412985529.n13

Rice, G. T. (2005).Developing high quality multiple-choice test questions.Available at

Smith, Lara (2013, November 18).Correlation Basics[Video file]. Retrieved from