The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children third edition and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth edition: A preliminary study of validity

The concurrent validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition was investigated using a sample of 40 nonreferred children. There were significant correlations between the WISC-III Full Scale IQ, Verbal IQ, Performance IQ, and Composite (.817, .789, .609) and Area Scores (.357 to .763) of the Stanford-Binet-IV. There were no significant differences between the mean WISC-III and Stanford-Binet-IV scores. Despite differences in content, format, and administration, both tests yielded comparable results.