کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
918414 919480 2011 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Children’s human figure drawings do not measure intellectual ability
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی روانشناسی روانشناسی رشد و آموزشی
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Children’s human figure drawings do not measure intellectual ability
چکیده انگلیسی

Children typically follow a well-defined series of stages as they learn to draw, but the rate at which they progress through these stages varies from child to child. Some experts have argued that these individual differences in drawing development reflect individual differences in intelligence. Here we assessed the validity of a drawing test that is commonly used to assess children’s intellectual abilities. In a single study, 125 5- and 6-year-olds completed the Draw-A-Person: A Quantitative Scoring System (DAP:QSS) and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised (WPPSI-R) or the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI). Although there was a statistically significant correlation between scores on the DAP:QSS and scores on the Wechsler tests, when the scores of individual children were examined, the DAP:QSS yielded a high number of false positives and false negatives for low intellectual functioning. We conclude that the DAP:QSS is not a valid measure of intellectual ability and should not be used as a screening tool.


► We assessed the validity of the Draw-A-Person: A Quantitative Scoring System.
► We compared 5- and 6-year-old children’s DAP:QSS scores with WPPSI-R/WASI scores.
► The DAP:QSS is not a valid measure of intellectual ability.
► The DAP:QSS should not be used as a screening tool.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology - Volume 110, Issue 3, November 2011, Pages 444–452
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