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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1978
U.S. PSYCHOLOGY CONSULTANT TO ADVISE
ON INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT
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DR. HANS J. PRIESTER, PSYCHOLOGY CONSULTANT AND DIRECTOR OF WHITNEY CENTRE, PRINCETON, U.S.A., ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY TO ASSIST THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN STANDARDISING THE INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT FOR CANTONESE SPEAKING CHILDREN.
DR. PRIESTER, WHOSE VISIT IS SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME. WILL BE A CONSULTANT TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ADVISE ON THE STANDARDISATION OF THE +WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN (WISC)+, HE WILL BE STAYING IN HONG KONG FOR FOUR MONTHS.
THE WISC, CONSTRUCTED AND STANDARDISED IN THE UNITED STATES, IS THE TEST MOST WIDELY USED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS IN HONG KONG IN ASSESSING THE INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES OF CHILDREN IN THE AGE RANGE FROM 6 TO 15.
THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION CONSIDERS +THE STANDARD ISATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL NORMS TOGETHER WITH THE MODIFICATION OF TEST ITEMS FOR DIMINISHING CULTURAL BIAS,+ A VERY IMPORTANT STEP IN HONG KONG'S DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT SERVICES.
THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ARE JOINTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE FUNDS AND MANPOWER FOR CARRYING OUT THE PROJECT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID
THAT ASSISTANCE WOULD BE ENLISTED ALSO FROM THE HONG KONG PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND FROM PSYCHOLOGISTS WORKING IN OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE UNIVERSITIES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
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