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Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children  

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  • The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) was developed in 1949 by David Wechsler to be an individually administered assessment of the cognitive abilities of children aged 5 through 15. The WISC was initially a downward extension of Wechsler's adult intelligence test, the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale (WBIS, 1939). [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)]

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