- Title
- An investigation into the effects of socio-economic and education factors on WAIS-III performance in a stratified South African sample
- Creator
- Kemp, Ryan
- Subject
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale -- South Africa
- Subject
- Intelligence tests -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2000
- Date
- 2000
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- vital:3002
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002511
- Identifier
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Intelligence tests -- South Africa
- Description
- The present study examined the effects of socio-economic status, quality and level of education on performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 3rd Edition r.:w AIS-III). The study was conducted within the context of the present Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) W AIS-III standardisation process, cross-cultural psychometric research and the notion of test-wiseness. A South African sample (N = 68) comprising African first language (n = 40) and English first language (n = 28) participants, stratified for age (19 - 30 years), gender and educational attainment (Matric and Graduate) were utilised. Effects due to quality of education were determined by dividing the African language participants into those with private/model C schooling (n = 20) and those with DET schooling (n = 20). Effects due to level of education were determined by dividing the entire sample into those with Matric level education (n = 34) and those with Graduate level education (n = 34). Detailed demographic and socio-economic information were recorded for all participants, who completed the entire American version of the W AIS-III. Results revealed a highly significant positive correlation between high socio-economic status and W AIS-III Full Scale IQ. In addition the respective impact of the relatively poor quality of education and lower level of educational attainment on W AIS-III performance was substantial. These results were discussed in terms of their implications for cross-cultural research, the HSRC standardisation of the W AIS-III and the practical use of the W AIS-III in neuropsychological assessment.
- Format
- 143 pages
- Format
- Publisher
- Rhodes University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Humanities, Psychology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Kemp, Ryan
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