An evaluation of three computer based test interpretation systems for the WISC-R

• Main Author: Otter, Murray
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2010
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26580

The purpose of this study was to evaluate three computer-based test interpretation systems for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Revised (1974). The systems were evaluated first in terms of whether they were considered acceptable in terms of recently proposed guidelines for computerized interpretation and secondly, the degree to which they were considered adequate and useful in clinical practice. A rating scale incorporating the above criteria was designed for this study by the author. The results indicate a general failure of the systems evaluated, to meet acceptable levels of adequacy in terms of either set of criteria. Possible explanations of the poor ratings of these systems, limitations of the study and implications for further research are raised in the Discussion. The study ends with some conclusions regarding computerized interpretation systems for the WISC-R. === Education, Faculty of === Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of === Graduate