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Feasibility of developing a vocabulary subtest and integrating it into the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) in Hong Kong.

by Sonia Suk Yi Chang. / Thesis (M.S.S.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-66). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.viii / LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.ix / STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER I - --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER II - --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.4 / Development of Psychological Tests --- p.4 / The Vocabulary subtest --- p.10 / Wechsler Scales in Hong Kong --- p.15 / The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised for China (WAIS-RC) --- p.21 / Chapter CHAPTER III - --- METHOD AND DESIGN --- p.27 / Study one: Developing the local Vocabulary subtest --- p.29 / Study two: Testing the difference between oral and written administration of the test --- p.31 / Study three: Correlation study and validity study of the re-arranged vocabulary subtest --- p.33 / Chapter CHAPTER IV - --- RESULTS --- p.36 / Study one --- p.36 / Study two --- p.41 / Study three --- p.44 / Chapter CHAPTER V - --- DISCUSSION --- p.55 / Development of the vocabulary subtest --- p.55 / Correlation study of the re-arranged vocabulary subtest --- p.57 / Limitation of the study --- p.58 / Implication for future work --- p.60 / Conclusion --- p.61 / REFERENCES --- p.62 / APPENDICES --- p.67

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318947
Date January 1992
ContributorsChang, Sonia Suk Yi., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Psychology.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, x, 81 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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