Digits forward and digits backward as two separate tests: normative data on 1567 school children

RA Gardner - Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1981 - Taylor & Francis
Although Wechsler's decision to combine the Digits Forward and Digits Backward sections
of the Digit Span subtest of the WISC (and WISC‐R) was justifiable regarding their utilization …

Administration of digit span on the Wechsler and Binet: Differences that matter

RL Hagen, T Durham… - Journal of Clinical …, 1977 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Digit Span subtest from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children was
administered to 48 children. Half of the children were administred the test under the …

Research with the Wechsler digit span subtest: Implications for assessment

SP Mishra, BA Ferguson, PV King - School Psychology Review, 1985 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a summary of major research findings relevant to the use of the
Wechsler Digit Span subtest in psychoeducational assessment. Examination of the research …

Relation of forward and backward digit repetition to neurological impairment in children with learning disabilities

RG Rudel, MB Denckla - Neuropsychologia, 1974 - Elsevier
The WISC digit span scaled scores of 297 children with learning disabilities fell below any of
their overall IQ measures. More than 30 per cent of these Ss also had a greater than normal …

Studies in the methodology of the digit-span test.

JG Peatman, NM Locke - Archives of Psychology, 1934 - psycnet.apa.org
Results and interpretations of an investigation into the major aspects of the methodology of
the digit-span test are presented. Five methods of presenting the digit-span material and …

Analysis of cognitive abilities for learning disabled children

HB Vance, P Gaynor, M Coleman - Psychology in the Schools, 1976 - Wiley Online Library
The study investigated WISC‐R subtest pattern scores of 58 learning disabled children (42
boys and 16 girls) ranging in age from 6 years to 15 years, 10 months. The variation in …

Wechsler Digit Span subtest: Diagnostic usefulness with dyslexic children

CS Spafford - Perceptual and motor Skills, 1989 - journals.sagepub.com
The current study supports Levinson's contention (1988) that the diagnosis of dyslexia
cannot be based solely on neurophysiological evidence but must be made in conjunction …

Evaluating the Intellect of Blind Children: An Investigation of the Relative Merits of the Hayes-Binet and the WISC in Examining the Intelligence of Blind Children

JG Gilbert, EJ Rubin - Journal of Visual Impairment & …, 1965 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of the WISC and the Hayes-Binet as
measures of the intelligence of blind children. Thirty subjects, most of whom were in a …

Sex differences on an adaptation of the Digit Symbol subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–III

TP Kelly, PG Britton - Perceptual and motor skills, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
To make the Digit Symbol subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–III more
useful in neuropsychological assessment, the measurement and influence of motor speed …

Revised administration and scoring of the digit span test.

HL Blackburn, AL Benton - Journal of consulting psychology, 1957 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract" This study explored the effect of certain modifications in administration and scoring
on the test-retest reliability of the digit span. These modifications consisted of:(a) Having S …