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  • What kind of kids score better on the SB than the ERB? Why would this happen? I've heard it more often with boys than with girls. Is there less emphasis on the non-verbal on the SB?

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    07.19.09, 11:14 AM [ Flag ]

    • ERB tests fine motor skills (coding) which SB does not, and boys are often behind on those. Then again, some boys (my ds included) still do better on ERBs than SB.

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      07.19.09, 12:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • because it is easy to prep for erb, not even possible for sb.

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      07.19.09, 12:31 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • NP: I have heard this as well, and I am happy it seems true, but why is it difficult/impossible to prep for the sb? is it testing logic and reasoning skills that can't be taught as such?

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        07.19.09, 01:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • np That's not true. The erb has a lower ceiling. Know many kids who managed high 90s on erb and didn't even hit 90 on SB, FWIW. Erb is 8 subtests of the Wechesler Test of Primary and Preschool Intelligence.

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          07.19.09, 02:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • np: it is possible to prep for the sb. kids who are used to doing those kind of "games" and "puzzles" do much better on the test. i'm not sure why people think you can't prep for IQ tests.

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        07.19.09, 03:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • there is no difference in prepability between these 2 tests. Ubers like to hold the sb as the holy grail, but it isn't all that different than other tests out there.

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          07.19.09, 06:34 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • If you have prepped for the ERB, you have prepped for the SB.

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        07.19.09, 06:35 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • My dd scored much better on the SB than on the ERB. I think she got tired on some of the non-verbal testing on the ERB.

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      07.19.09, 03:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • So, can one conclude that more verbal child will do better on sb than erb?

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        07.19.09, 04:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • It's hard to say all around; there are more variables than simply length, format or content. Our 'unprepped' child scored at the top of both tests but many obviously extremely bright kids we know, didn't. Some kids like that stuff,; some don't. Some kids are tired, unwilling/able to relate well with the environment or tester, or any number of other factors.

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          07.19.09, 04:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • Often times it is as simple as not having a good day, being tested at the end of the day when they are tired, or getting a tester they did not click with. At the age of 4, all these things matter a lot for some kids.

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            07.19.09, 04:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • No, it is often the opposite.

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          07.19.09, 06:37 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • No, it is the opposite.

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      07.19.09, 06:37 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Both of my kids scored far better on the SB than the ERB. We don't speak English at home and kids are not as verbal in English than avarage smart kids. Perhaps it has something to do with it.

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      07.19.09, 09:06 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • dd scored a 99 on the SB-V and a 96 on the ERB (several years ago). verbal scores were consistent; perf was lower on ERB (94 versus 99 on SB, per consultation). fwiw, tester told us the scores were absolutely consistent with one another. only on UB would anyone think otherwise.

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      07.20.09, 10:17 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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