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On a Practitioner's Need of Further Development of Wechsler Scales. Adaptive Intelligence Diagnosticum (AID 2)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2014

Klaus D. Kubinger
Klaus D. Kubinger*
Affiliation:
University of Vienna, Austria
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Klaus D. Kubinger, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, A-1010 Vienna, Austria. E-mail: Klaus.Kubinger@univie.ac.at
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Abstract

Wechsler's intelligence test-batteries are still popular yet suffer from psychometric shortcomings and lack a certain content improvement and enlargement. In this paper a new approach will be presented that suits traditional Wechsler-testing. The approach in question is the Adaptive Intelligence Diagnosticum (AID 2; Kubinger & Wurst, 2000). Due to it's “branched testing” design, AID 2 works out to be more economical and in this regard also offers other advantages, such as parallel tests and short forms. AID 2 offers a method of survey for identifying specific developmental disorders or learning disabilities. It includes an optional non-verbal instruction and a schedule for retrograde observation support of behavioral misfits. It also offers discriminative indicators for intellectual neglect vs. intellectual advancement.

Las baterías de tests de inteligencia de Wechsler todavía son populares a pesar de presentar limitaciones psicométricas y una cierta carencia de mejoras y ampliación de contenidos. En este trabajo se presenta un nuevo enfoque que cubre las necesidades de las tradicionales pruebas de Wechsler. El enfoque en cuestión es el Diagnóstico de Inteligencia Adaptativa (AID 2; Kubinger & Wurst, 2000). Debido a su diseño ramificado, AID 2 es más económico y ofrece otras ventajas, como pruebas paralelas y formas abreviadas. AID 2 ofrece un método de investigación para identificar trastornos específicos del desarrollo y dificultades de aprendizaje. Incluye una introducción no verbal opcional y un programa de apoyo para la observación retrospectiva de desajustes conductuales. También ofrece indicadores discriminativos de retraso intelectual vs. progreso intelectual.

Keywords

Adaptive Intelligence Diagnosticumintelligence test batteriesDiagnóstico de Inteligencia Adaptativobaterías de tests de inteligencia
Type
Articles
Information
The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , November 2004 , pp. 101 - 111
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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