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Educational psychologists’ views on the value of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Mini Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/89130 Educational psychologists’ views on the value of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Bester, Suzanne u15034412@tuks.co.za Smit, Juli Janine UCTD Intelligence testing Educational Psychologists Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) Psychometric constructs Childrens' culture Mini Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2022. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore and describe the views of three educational psychologists regarding the value of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), for their clients. The conceptual framework that informed this study consists of psychometric constructs that underpin intelligence testing, such as validity, cultural fairness, reliability, and consistency. Guided by an interpretivist paradigm, this qualitative case study made use of individual interviews and field notes for data collection. The findings of this study suggest that the participants had ambivalent feelings about the value of the WISC for their clients. While the WISC was regarded as a useful intelligence test and clinical tool, the participants felt that it may lack contextual relevance when certain demographic factors, such as language, education and resources are considered. Furthermore, benefits of the WISC that were noted included regular updating and its engaging nature. However, affordability, availability and standard procedures were noted as challenges that detracted from the value of the WISC. Educational Psychology MEd (Educational Psychology) Unrestricted 2023-02-03T10:22:24Z 2023-02-03T10:22:24Z 2023-05 2022 Mini Dissertation * https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89130 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.21931872 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.21931872 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 Intelligence testing Educational Psychologists Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) Psychometric constructs Childrens' culture Educational psychologists’ views on the value of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| title | Educational psychologists’ views on the value of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| title_full | Educational psychologists’ views on the value of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| title_fullStr | Educational psychologists’ views on the value of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Educational psychologists’ views on the value of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| title_short | Educational psychologists’ views on the value of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| title_sort | educational psychologists views on the value of the wechsler intelligence scale for children |
| topic | UCTD Intelligence testing Educational Psychologists Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) Psychometric constructs Childrens' culture |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89130 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.21931872 |