Developing a Chinese vocabulary test as a WAIS-R subtest for adults in Hong Kong

David W. Chan; Hing-Chu B. Lee; Chung-Leung Luk

Developing a Chinese vocabulary test as a WAIS-R subtest for adults in Hong Kong

David W. Chan, Hing-Chu B. Lee, Chung-Leung Luk

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Abstract

This study reported on the development of the Chinese vocabulary test as a subtest of the Chinese WAIS-R battery, expanding the initial work documented in Lee and Chan (1995). A sample of 146 respondents were administered the WAIS-R subtests, substituting the English vocabulary test with this Chinese vocabulary test. Items of the vocabulary test were reordered according to the item difficulty indexes of the combined sample of 248 respondents. The results indicated that this Chinese vocabulary test is the most reliable subtest among all Chinese WAIS-R subtests, and it loads saliently on the verbal comprehension factor. The use of this vocabulary test as a part of the WAIS-R battery is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-100
Journal	Psychologia
Volume	42
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Jun 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Hong Kong
WAIS-R

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