CONCURRENT AND PREDICTIVE-VALIDITY OF THE LET-II FOR AVERAGE CHILDREN

Memory tests, such as the Learning Efficiency Test-II (LET-II), have f requently been used to describe the memory characteristics of special populations such as persons with learning disabilities, brain damage, or Alzheimer's disease. Yet, few research studies have examined the me mory characteristics of normally functioning children and compared the se characteristics to their performance on ability tests or real-life achievement criteria. This study investigates the predictive and concu rrent validities of the LET-II for performance on the Kuhlmann-Anderso n Tests (K-A), class grades, and actual grade level functioning in rea ding and mathematics for third and fourth grade children of average in telligence. The LET-II memory factor scores correlated significantly w ith the K-A scores, class grades and actual grade level functioning in reading. The relevance of these findings for norm-referenced psycholo gical tests, and in particular memory tests, in real-life settings is examined. (C) 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.