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Wechsler Bellevue Intelligence Scale
Purpose: Designed as a general test of cognitive ability for children and adults.
Population: Ages 10 and over.
Score: Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ.
Time: (40-60) minutes.
Author: David Wechsler.
Publisher: The Psychological Corporation.
Description: The Wechsler Bellevue Intelligence Scale (WBIS) is a general test of intelligence, which Wechsler defined as, "... the global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment." In keeping with this definition of intelligence as an aggregate of mental aptitudes or abilities, the WBIS consists of 11 subtests divided into two parts, verbal and performance.
Scoring: The battery of tests consists of six Verbal and five non-verbal or Performance tests as follows: an information test, a general comprehension test, a memory span test (digits forward and backward), an arithmetical reasoning test, a similarities test, a vocabulary test, a block design test, an object assembly test and a digitW symbol test.
This test kit contains 5 boxes of blocks and puzzles and two spiral notebooks of pictures and picture cards. Also two record forms for adults and children. There is no manual or directions.Lexicon
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