A short form of the Wechsler-Bellevue test

Abstract

On the basis of clinical experience the author selected three sub-tests of the Wechsler-Bellevue test (Comprehension, Arithmetic, Similarities) which satisfy the practical requirements of ease and readiness of administration and which were believed to be indicative of mental level as measured by the full scale. Scores on the shortened form of the test were obtained for 92 student nurses, ranging in age from 19 to 25 and in IQ from 85 to 130, and for 200 patients of a mental hospital, ranging from 15 to 36 in age and from 39 to 122 in IQ. These scores were correlated with scores on the total Wechsler-Bellevue, selected parts of the Wechsler-Bellevue, and the Army Alpha. The coefficients were found sufficiently high to lead the author to conclude that the shortened form of the test yields scores indicative of a Bellevue IQ. Limitations and advantages of the shortened form are noted, and a method of obtaining an IQ from it is presented. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)