Using Wechsler Intelligence Scale-4 for diagnosing children with learning disorders (writing and math)

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1 Assistant professor, Islamic Azad University Sharekord Beranch

2 Assistant professor,University of Sharekord

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Abstract

The present study examines the applicability of Wechsler Intelligence Scale-4 for
diagnosing learning disorders in children. After a clinical interview, 37 students
with writing disorders and 34 students with math learning disorders were selected
out of the students who had referred to the State Learning Disorders Center in
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. A control group of 33 normal students,
matched with the 71 students with learning disorders, were selected for
comparison. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale-4 was the main research tool used in
the study which was adapted and standardized in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Province. It enjoys proper psychometric features. The results showed that: 1) on the
digit span and vocabulary subtests, the scores of children with writing disorder was
less than -1SD indicating poor performance; 2) children with math learning
disorder showed poor performance on block design and picture concept subtests; 3)
all three groups showed performance in the general information and counting
subtests; 4) in the block design and picture concepts and perceptual reasoning
subtests, students with math learning disorder showed significantly lower
performance in contrast to the two other groups.

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Journal of Learning Disabilities
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
January 2013
Pages 59-75

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