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Brazilian adaptation of the Woodcock-Johnson III cognitive tests

dc.contributor.authorWechsler, Solange Muglia
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Carlos Sancineto
dc.contributor.authorSchelini, Patricia Waltz
dc.contributor.authorPasian, Sonia Regina [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorHomsi, Silvia Vertoni
dc.contributor.authorMoretti, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorAnache, Alexandra Ayach
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
dc.contributor.institutionFed Univ San Carlos
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Paulista
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T15:55:46Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T15:55:46Z
dc.date.issued2010-08-01
dc.description.abstractAn adaptation of the standard battery of Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ-III) for Brazilian children and youth was investigated. The sample was composed of 1094 students (54 percent girls), ages 7-17, living in Sao Paulo state (91 percent). Items from Brazilian school books as well as from the WJ-III Spanish version (Bateria-R) were added to comprehension-knowledge tests. Brazilian words were adapted to the auditory tests according to syllabic division and stressed syllables. Items were examined through IRT and age differences through analysis of variance. Results indicated the need to remove items from all WJ-III subtests with the exception of the visual learning test. Analysis of Variance indicated significant age differences (p <= 0.001) for all tests. Thus, the importance of a Brazilian adaptation for the WJ-III was confirmed.en
dc.description.affiliationPontifical Catholic Univ Campinas, Curso Psicol, BR-13059900 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Santa Catarina, BR-88040900 Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationFed Univ San Carlos, Grad Psychol Program, Sao Carlos, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationState Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Paulista, St Jose Rio Preto, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespState Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
dc.format.extent409-421
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034310377165
dc.identifier.citationSchool Psychology International. London: Sage Publications Ltd, v. 31, n. 4, p. 409-421, 2010.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0143034310377165
dc.identifier.issn0143-0343
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/117300
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000280644500005
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofSchool Psychology International
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.103
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,459
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectadaptationen
dc.subjectBrazilen
dc.subjectchildrenen
dc.subjectintelligenceen
dc.subjecttesten
dc.subjectWoodcock-Johnsonen
dc.titleBrazilian adaptation of the Woodcock-Johnson III cognitive testsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.uk.sagepub.com/aboutus/openaccess.htm
dcterms.rightsHolderSage Publications Ltd
dspace.entity.typePublication
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-2765-865X[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-9757-9113[1]

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