EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS

CONTRIBUTING QUALITY INFORMATION TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE BETTER DECISIONS

Part
Part II:
II: Intelligence
Intelligence

Monday & Wednesday Lectures Friday Lab

CVR Calculations and
Week 6 Using Descriptive Statistics to Evaluate the Quality of Info
Method Section

Week 7 Using Inferential Statistics to Make Better Decisions Stats Introduction

Week 8 Defining and Evaluating Intelligence: Binet and Spearman Time for Questions

Week 9 Defining and Evaluating Intelligence: Wechsler Results Section

Week 10 Defining and Evaluating Achievement Tests Discussion Section

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Last Time
What are the core features of the Stanford Binet?

Today’s Focus:
Defining and Evaluating Intelligence: Wechsler
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Wechsler’s Approach
1. What factors did Wechsler focus on that those before him had not?
2. What were some criticisms of the Binet scale by Wechsler?
3. Why is the inclusion of a point scale a significant improvement? What did a performance scale add?
4. What are non-intellective factors and why do they matter?

The Wechsler Test

5. Be able to know and differentiate the major functions measured by each subtest of the WAIS-IV
6. What are the mean, standard deviation, and range for scaled scores, standard scores, and index scores?
7. How are the IQ scores calculated?
8. Name the index scores and what the purpose of each index is.
9. What is pattern analysis? What are the concerns when using such a method?

Wechsler v. Binet
10. What is the age range of the Wechsler scales?
11. How good is the reliability and validity of the Wechsler scales?
12. Who won the IQ battle between Wechsler and Binet and why?
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What is Construct Validity?

How does it relate to this picture?
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Unique Contributions of Wechsler

What Influences IQ Scores?
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Non-intellective factors!
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Is working memory and

speed of processing
really fluid intelligence?
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Pair/Share

How does Wechsler’s definition of intelligence differ

from Binet?
Intelligence is not completely innate, it is impacted by experience
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Write/Pair/Share

How is the Wechsler structured?

The Knack Video
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• The Wechsler adult scale is used very extensively

• Reliability of the four index scores as well as full-scale IQ (FSIQ)

is well established

• Validity is less remarkable when test used ‘off label’

• Test is often used for generating conclusions that may not be
entirely appropriate
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I knew Wechsler
would win!
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Wechsler’s Approach
1. What factors did Wechsler focus on that those before him had not?
2. What were some criticisms of the Binet scale by Wechsler?
3. Why is the inclusion of a point scale a significant improvement? What did a performance scale add?
4. What are non-intellective factors and why do they matter?

The Wechsler Test

5. Be able to know and differentiate the major functions measured by each subtest of the WAIS-IV
6. What are the mean, standard deviation, and range for scaled scores, standard scores, and index scores?
7. How are the IQ scores calculated?
8. Name the index scores and what the purpose of each index is.
9. What is pattern analysis? What are the concerns when using such a method?

Wechsler v. Binet
10. What is the age range of the Wechsler scales?
11. How good is the reliability and validity of the Wechsler scales?
12. Who won the IQ battle between Wechsler and Binet and why?