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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1982
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RENOWNED INTELLIGENCE TEST ADAPTED FOR HONG KONG
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A LOCAL ADAPTATION OF AN INTELLIGENCE TEST USED INTERNATIONALLY TO IDENTIFY LEARNING AND OTHER DISABILITIES AMONG CHILDREN HAS BEEN PRODUCED AFTER FOUR YEARS' INTENSIVE RESEARCH INVOLVING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SEVERAL OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND A NUMBER OF AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE UNESCO.
THE HONG KONG VERSION OF THE RENOWNED WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN, FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1949 IN THE UNITED STATES, IS NOW AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
PSYCHOLOGISTS INTERESTED IN OBTAINING A COPY OF THE TEST MAY WRITE TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HK-WISC C/O SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS SERVICES DIVISION AT 6 PERTH STREET, KOWLOON.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE PUBLICATION OF THE HONG KONG VERSION OF THE WECHSLER SCALE MARKED A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL PSYCHODIAGNOSTIC
INSTRUMENTS.
+ IT MAKES AVAILABLE TO PSYCHOLOGISTS AN EFFICIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND CLINICAL TOOL IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND THE APPRAISAL OF LEARNING AND OTHER DISABILITIES, HE ADDED.
THE HONG KONG VERSION OF THE WECHSLER TEST IS PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CORPORATION, NEW YORK AND PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
THE STANDARDISATION OF THE WECHSLER SCALE IN HONG KONG IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE UNESCO AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. IT STARTED IN JANUARY 1978 WHEN DR HANS PRIESTER, CO-AUTHOR OF THE WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN STANDARDISATION IN GERMANY, (HAWIK, 1954) CAME TO HONG KONG AS A UNESCO CONSULTANT.
DR PRIESTER THEN WORKED WITH PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OFFICIALS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE DATA PROCESSING AGENCY AND THE HONG KONG PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY TO PRODUCE THE HK-WISC.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST, MRS GRACE YUNG, AND DR HANS PRIESTER WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEET MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ON FRIDAY MORNING (SEPTEMBER 17) AT THE KOWLOON CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION AT 6 PERTH STREET. MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WHO WISH TO INTERVIEW MRS YUNG AND DR PRIESTER SHOULD CONTACT THE INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT 5-778311 EXT. 155 AND 156.
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