The Effect of Age-correction on IQ Scores Among School-aged Children Born Preterm

Rachel Roberts; Wing George; Carolyn Cole; Peter Marshall; Vanessa Ellison; Helen Fabel

The Effect of Age-correction on IQ Scores Among School-aged Children Born Preterm

Rachel Roberts, Wing George, Carolyn Cole, Peter Marshall, Vanessa Ellison, Helen Fabel

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This study examined the effect of age-correction on IQ scores among preterm school-aged children. Data from the Flinders Medical Centre Neonatal Unit Follow-up Program for 81 children aged five years and assessed with the WPPSI-III, and 177 children aged eight years and assessed with the WISC-IV, were analysed. Corrected IQ scores were significantly higher than not-corrected IQ scores (Full Scale IQ and all indices) for both the WPPSI-III and WISC-IV. The use of age-corrected IQ scores has the potential to exclude some children from support services.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology
Volume	13
Publication status	Published - 2013

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