Informal measures of processing speed and working memory and their relationship to the Wechsler intelligence scale for children-IV

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dc.contributor.advisorPyryt, Michael C.
dc.contributor.authorJager, Kelly Ann
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T17:04:27Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T17:04:27Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 87-94en
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the relationship between informal measures of working memory and processing speed and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (WISC-IV). The study consisted of twenty-three children ranging from six to twelve years old. The informal measures include two working memory tasks (Opposites Test, Mr. Cucumber) and one processing speed task (inspection time). Pearson product moment correlations between the informal measures and the WISC-IV index and Full Scale IQ scores were calculated with age partialled out of the analysis. The correlations were tested for statistical significance at .05. All of the correlations between the verbal working memory task (Opposites) and the WISC-IV index and FSIQ scores were statistically significant. The correlations between the spatial working memory task (Mr. Cucumber) and the Perceptual Reasoning Index, Working Memory Index, and the Opposites test were statistically significant. The correlations between the inspection time task and all of the WISC-IV index and FSIQ scores were not statistically significant. In addition, the test-retest reliability of the inspection time task was statistically significant (.66). These findings are discussed in terms of theories of intelligence and implications for the classroom.en
dc.format.extentvii, 98 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationJager, K. A. (2004). Informal measures of processing speed and working memory and their relationship to the Wechsler intelligence scale for children-IV (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19242en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/19242
dc.identifier.isbn0612976548en
dc.identifier.lcc0612977463en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/41633
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleInformal measures of processing speed and working memory and their relationship to the Wechsler intelligence scale for children-IV
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1509 520492026
ucalgary.thesis.additionalcopy370 EDC 2004 JAGen
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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