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WISC [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- full scale intelligence quotient
1, record 1, English, full%20scale%20intelligence%20quotient
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FSIQ 1, record 1, English, FSIQ
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- full scale IQ 2, record 1, English, full%20scale%20IQ
correct
- FSIQ 2, record 1, English, FSIQ
correct
- FSIQ 2, record 1, English, FSIQ
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Full scale intelligence quotient(FSIQ) is a term coined for an individual' s complete cognitive capacity. With regard to children, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children(WISC) is the most commonly used test in helping measure a child's mental capacity. 3, record 1, English, - full%20scale%20intelligence%20quotient
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quotient intellectuel global
1, record 1, French, quotient%20intellectuel%20global
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- QIG 1, record 1, French, QIG
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quotient intellectuel total 2, record 1, French, quotient%20intellectuel%20total
correct, masculine noun
- QIT 2, record 1, French, QIT
correct, masculine noun
- QIT 2, record 1, French, QIT
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
David Wechsler propose [...] un mode de calcul qui est composé de deux échelles, l’une dite «verbale» et l’autre dite «performance». Le test permet ainsi de comparer chez un même individu son «quotient intellectuel verbal» (QIV), l’efficience intellectuelle générale par rapport à son «quotient intellectuel performance» (QIP) [...] Le QIV et le QIP donnent le QIG «quotient intellectuel global» ou QIT «quotient intellectuel total». 3, record 1, French, - quotient%20intellectuel%20global
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Wechsler-Bellevue scale
1, record 2, English, Wechsler%2DBellevue%20scale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale 2, record 2, English, Wechsler%2DBellevue%20Intelligence%20Scale
correct, see observation
- Wechsler-Bellevue test 4, record 2, English, Wechsler%2DBellevue%20test
correct
- Bellevue scale 1, record 2, English, Bellevue%20scale
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An IQ test originally devised by David Wechsler in the 1950’s. [Pronounced "wayce."] The original tests were also called Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, after Wechsler and his affiliation, Bellevue-Hospital. 1996 is the centennial of David Wechsler’s birth, and advances in IQ testing stand as a continuing rebuke to the notion that, with intelligence, things improve over time. 5, record 2, English, - Wechsler%2DBellevue%20scale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale" : The abbreviations WISC for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children and WAIS for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale have been confirmed in reliable sources. 3, record 2, English, - Wechsler%2DBellevue%20scale
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- échelle d'intelligence de Wechsler-Bellevue
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intelligence%20de%20Wechsler%2DBellevue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- test de Wechsler 2, record 2, French, test%20de%20Wechsler
correct, masculine noun
- W.B.I.S. 2, record 2, French, W%2EB%2EI%2ES%2E
correct
- W.B.I.S. 2, record 2, French, W%2EB%2EI%2ES%2E
- échelle d'intelligence de Wechsler 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intelligence%20de%20Wechsler
correct, feminine noun
- Echelle de Wechsler-Bellevue 3, record 2, French, Echelle%20de%20Wechsler%2DBellevue
correct, feminine noun
- échelle de Wechsler-Bellevue 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Wechsler%2DBellevue
correct, feminine noun
- échelle Wechsler-Bellevue 5, record 2, French, %C3%A9chelle%20Wechsler%2DBellevue
correct, feminine noun
- test de Wechsler-Bellevue 6, record 2, French, test%20de%20Wechsler%2DBellevue
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Echelle d'intelligence de Wechsler-Bellevue. Publiée en 1939 à Baltimore par David Wechsler, alors chef de clinique à l'hôpital psychiatrique Bellevue (New York), le W.B.I.S. [...] est le premier test d'intelligence qui ait été construit spécifiquement pour les adultes. [...] Le test de Wechsler-Bellevue se compose de deux échelles, l'une dite verbale, l'autre de performance. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intelligence%20de%20Wechsler%2DBellevue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-03-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
1, record 3, English, Wechsler%20Intelligence%20Scale%20for%20Children
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- WISC 2, record 3, English, WISC
correct
- W.I.S.C. 3, record 3, English, W%2EI%2ES%2EC%2E
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An intelligence test for children ages 5 years 0 months to 15 years 11 months developed and standardized in 1949 on a group of white children. The scale consists of twelve subtests, one of which is an alternative performance test.... Also known as WISC. 2, record 3, English, - Wechsler%20Intelligence%20Scale%20for%20Children
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale (1939), was designed for adults; it was followed by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (1949) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (1955). 1, record 3, English, - Wechsler%20Intelligence%20Scale%20for%20Children
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- échelle d'intelligence de Wechsler-Bellevue pour enfants
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intelligence%20de%20Wechsler%2DBellevue%20pour%20enfants
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- W.I.S.C. 2, record 3, French, W%2EI%2ES%2EC%2E
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Échelle d'intelligence de Wechsler pour enfants 3, record 3, French, %C3%89chelle%20d%27intelligence%20de%20Wechsler%20pour%20enfants
correct, feminine noun
- Échelle d'Intelligence pour enfants de Wechsler 4, record 3, French, %C3%89chelle%20d%27Intelligence%20pour%20enfants%20de%20Wechsler
correct, feminine noun
- échelle d'intelligence de Wechsler pour enfants 5, record 3, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intelligence%20de%20Wechsler%20pour%20enfants
correct, feminine noun
- échelle de Wechsler-Bellevue pour enfants 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Wechsler%2DBellevue%20pour%20enfants
correct, feminine noun
- échelle de Wechsler pour enfants 6, record 3, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Wechsler%20pour%20enfants
correct, feminine noun
- échelle de Wechsler 6, record 3, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Wechsler
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'échelle d'intelligence de Wechsler-Bellevue pour enfants ou W.I.S.C. [...] est la plus utilisée à l'heure actuelle pour apprécier l'intelligence d'un enfant. Elle comporte des subtests verbaux et des subtests de performance, à l'intérieur desquels les épreuves sont classées par difficulté croissante. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intelligence%20de%20Wechsler%2DBellevue%20pour%20enfants
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir fascicule 4101-G75 dans EMPED. 7, record 3, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intelligence%20de%20Wechsler%2DBellevue%20pour%20enfants
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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