Brazilian Adaptation of the Woodcock-Johnson III Cognitive Tests

An 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...

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Veröffentlicht in:School psychology international 2010-08, Vol.31 (4), p.409-421
Hauptverfasser: Muglia Wechsler, Solange, Sancineto Nunes, Carlos, Waltz Schelini, Patricia, Pasian, Sonia Regina, Vertoni Homsi, Silvia, Moretti, Lucia, Ayach Anache, Alexandra
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Zusammenfassung:An 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 (Batería-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.
ISSN:0143-0343
1461-7374
DOI:10.1177/0143034310377165