Date of Award

1988

Degree Name

School Psychology

College

Graduate School of Education and Professional Development

Type of Degree

M.A.

Document Type

Thesis

First Advisor

David Sabatino

Second Advisor

Robert Wilson

Third Advisor

Robert Smith

Abstract

This study Investigated the validity of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition as a predictor of reading achievement. Forty non-referred rural children, ages 8 through 12, were Identified as good or poor readers, and were administered the complete Binet IV battery. Using the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills as a criterion measure, correlations and stepwise regressions were derived for the Binet IV Composite, Area, and subtest scores for the total sample and each group. The results indicated a strong correlation between Binet IV Composite SAS and reading achievement for the sample studied. Also, Verbal Reasoning and Short-term Memory SAS yielded statistically valid predictions of reading, as did the Comprehension, Pattern Analysis and Memory for Sentences subtests. A differential effect was evidenced for the reading subgroups, with no significant predictors emerging for the group of good readers. For the poor readers, results Indicated that Quantitative SAS was the best predictor of reading achievement. Derived regression equations are reported.

Note(s)

The University of West Virginia College of Graduate Studies became the WV Graduate College in 1992 and was subsequently merged with Marshall University in 1997.

Subject(s)

Stanford-Binet test.

Reading (Elementary) - United States

Reading -- Ability testing

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