Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Educational psychologists' views on the value of the Senior South African Individual Scale Revised
Mini Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2022.
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Pretoria
2023
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613630102503424 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author2 | Bester, Suzanne |
| author_browse | Bester, Suzanne |
| author_facet | Bester, Suzanne |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
| description | Mini Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2022. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/89122 |
| institution | University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:39:11.828Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publishDateRange | 2023 |
| publishDateSort | 2023 |
| publisher | University of Pretoria |
| publisherStr | University of Pretoria |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/89122 Educational psychologists' views on the value of the Senior South African Individual Scale Revised Bester, Suzanne jengordon94@gmail.com Gordon, Jenna UCTD SSAIS-R Educational psychologists Intelligene tests South African context Mini Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2022. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore and describe two educational psychologists' views on the value of the Senior South African Individual Scale - Revised (SSAIS-R) for their clients. The conceptual framework supporting this study was guided by a psychometric approach to intelligence and included concepts of validity, reliability and fairness. These concepts provided insight into the meaningfulness, appropriateness and usefulness of the SSAIS-R. The participants were purposively selected, and the data were generated by means of semi-structured interviews and field notes. An interpretivist paradigm guided this qualitative study. The findings suggest that the participants have mixed views on the value of the SSAIS-R. While the participants believe that the SSAIS-R has value as a cognitive measure, as it provides the necessary clinical information, the participants expressed concerns about the outdatedness of the test. The participants referenced certain pictures and vocabulary items found in the Missing Parts and Vocabulary subtests which they believe are irrelevant for children in the 21st century. The participants are of the view that if the SSAIS-R was to follow international standards in terms of regularly updating tests, the SSAIS-R’s relevance and value could be enhanced. Despite their concerns about the outdatedness of the SSAIS-R, the participants believe that the SSAIS-R is fairer and more accessible for many of their clients in terms of content and language compared to international tests. Furthermore, the participants discussed the affordability and the shorter administration time of the SSAIS-R as two notable benefits for practitioners. Educational Psychology MEd (Educational Psychology) Unrestricted 2023-02-03T07:57:27Z 2023-02-03T07:57:27Z 2023-04 2022-08-31 Mini Dissertation * A2023 https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89122 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.21923448 en © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD SSAIS-R Educational psychologists Intelligene tests South African context Educational psychologists' views on the value of the Senior South African Individual Scale Revised |
| title | Educational psychologists' views on the value of the Senior South African Individual Scale Revised |
| title_full | Educational psychologists' views on the value of the Senior South African Individual Scale Revised |
| title_fullStr | Educational psychologists' views on the value of the Senior South African Individual Scale Revised |
| title_full_unstemmed | Educational psychologists' views on the value of the Senior South African Individual Scale Revised |
| title_short | Educational psychologists' views on the value of the Senior South African Individual Scale Revised |
| title_sort | educational psychologists views on the value of the senior south african individual scale revised |
| topic | UCTD SSAIS-R Educational psychologists Intelligene tests South African context |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89122 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.21923448 |