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To WPPSI or To Binet, That Is the Question: A Comparison of the WPPSI-III and SB5 With Typically Developing Preschoolers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Melinda Garred  and
Linda Gilmore
Melinda Garred
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Linda Gilmore*
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia. l.gilmore@qut.edu.au
*
*Address for correspondence: Linda Gilmore, School of Learning and Professional Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 Australia.
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Abstract

This study compared two popular measures of cognitive ability for preschool children. The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence — Third Edition (WPPSI-III) and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale — Fifth Edition (SB5) were administered in a counterbalanced order to 36 typically developing 4-year-old children. There were significant correlations among all WPPSI-III and SB5 composite scores but a number of children had notable differences between their scores on the two measures. Children tended to prefer the SB5 over the WPPSI-III. The implications for practitioners who assess preschool-aged children are discussed.

Keywords

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of IntelligenceWPPSI-IIIStanford-BinetSB5assessmentpreschool intelligence
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , December 2009 , pp. 104 - 115
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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