Previous studies have suggested that young children’s performances on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test vary considerably. These data infer similar performance variability in all populations. To determine the credibility of this semantic variance, Forms A and B of the PPVT were administered to 53 first-grade children in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. The results provided an additional demonstration of the variability between Forms A and B of the PPVT. Response data from previous studies were further analyzed revealing statistically significant differences between means of the group raw scores.
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