DRAW-A-PERSON TEST AS A MEASURE OF INTELLIGENCE IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN FROM VERY LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
Abstract
ETHNIC GROUP AND SEX DID NOT AFFECT EITHER THE IQ EQUIVALENT SCORES OR THE CONGRUENT VALIDITIES OF THE FIGURE-DRAWING TEST IN A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 956 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN FULL YEAR HEAD START PROGRAMS. HIGHER CORRELATIONS WERE OBTAINED FOR PERFORMANCE (CALDWELL-SOULE PRESCHOOL INVENTORY) THAN FOR VERBAL (PPVT) MEASURES AND FOR OLDER (4-7 YR.) THAN FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN. THE OBTAINED COEFFICIENTS (.3-.5) COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH THOSE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED FOR KINDERGARTEN AND 1ST-GRADE CHILDREN FROM LESS IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES. BOTH PPVT AND DRAW-A-PERSON MEAN IQ EQUIVALENTS INDICATED, HOWEVER, SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER PERFORMANCE FOR HEAD START THAN FOR NORMATIVE GROUPS. (21 REF.)