Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (MISIC)

Name of the Administrator: ………………………………….

Name of the subject/ Testee: …………………………………………..
Age: ……………….. Gender: ……………. Education: ……….

Aim: To study the intelligence of the subject with the help of a MISIC.

Introduction:
Malin’s Intelligence Scale for children (MISIC) is the Indian adaptation of WISC (1959). The
original Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children is an individual test for children from the ages of 5
to 15.11. The Indian adaptation covers only ten years from 6 to 15.11. Administration time is
approximately 2 hours.
The scale comprises eleven sub-tests divided into verbal and performance groups as follows:

Verbal Tests – The Performance Tests –

1. Information 7. Picture Completion
2. Comprehension 8. Block Design
3. Arithmetic 9. Object Assembly
4. Similarities 10. Coding
5. Vocabulary 11. Mazes.
6. Digit span

The Indian adaptation omits the picture arrangement of the performance scale as it proved to be culturally biased
both as to content as well to form.

These sub tests may be administered in any order convenient for rapport. Only 10 tests - 5 from each group –are
required for complete for complete scoring. In case more or fewer tests are taken appropriate score pro-rating is
called for. For safe validity however not less than four sub tests of each group should be taken. The verbal group has
an alternate in Digit Span test in case of spoilage or when the regional vernacular test drops the vocabulary test in
the upper age levels. The alternate should not be taken just to improve a score.

Scoring method
Scoring was done as per the manual. After raw scores were obtained for each sub-test, they were
transformed into standardized IQ scores. Further Verbal IQ, Performance IQ, and Total IQ (full scale
IQ) were also computed.

Material:-
The Malin’s intelligence Scale for Indian Children by Dr. Arthur J. Malin, Manual, pencil,
timer.
Instruction:-
There are eleven sub test each have different instructions. (Directions and scoring). Also
having different time limit.
1. Information test:

There are 30 question in this test. Examiner need to read each question as stated and in the given
order. Discontinue after five consecutive failure. Each item is scored 1 or 0.

“I will ask you some questions you give me the answers”.

2. General comprehension test: “I will ask you some question, you need to answer me
according to question”.
3. Arithmetic test: “I will give you some tasks and you need to act as per my instructions, you
are not allowed to use any paper pencil.”
4. Analogies and similarities:
a) Analogies test: “Listen carefully as I am going to read you a sentence which you must
finish.”
b) Similarities test: “I will say some words you need to carefully listen and tell me in what
way those words are similar.”
5. Vocabulary test: “I want to see how many words you know. For this I will ask you some
words and you tell me what you know about that word. For example tell me now what is
CYCLE? , what does it mean? , explain a little more.”
6. Digital span test:
a) Forward: “I am going to say some numbers. Listen carefully and when I am finished
repeat them after me.”
b) Backward: “Now I am going to say some more numbers but this time when I stop you
say them backwards.”
7. Picture completion: “I will going to show you some pictures in which there is a part missing
look carefully at the card and tell me what important part is missing.”
 8. Block design: “you see these blocks have different colours and they can be put together in a
picture like this. Now I am going to show you a picture made of red blocks and I want you to
try to copy it as quickly as you can.”
9. Object assembly “These pieces will make something when arranged together. Go ahead and
put them together.”
10. Coding:
 Design A: “look at these and see how each one has some mark inside. Now look at
these a samples and I want you to put in each figure the same mark that you find here
in the top row. Here is a star so put this mark inside.”
 Design B: “look these boxes or square. See how each has a number in the upper half
and a mark in the lower half each number has its own special mark now look at the
samples here is a 2 so put in this mark and try the others until I tell you to stop.”
11. Mazes: show the sample and demonstrate with a pencil. “Imagine someone trying to get out
of here. He cannot cross the lines and you cannot lift the pencil once you start.”

Actual Conduct:-

The test material was kept ready than the instruction were given when the subject understand
the instructions the test was administered. After finishing the test the introspective report was taken
from the subject. After completion of the manual and on the bases of the score the interpretation was
done.

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