APPLICATION OF THE WIDE RANGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST AMONG 6-20 AGE GROUPS IN TURKEY

In this study, WRAT, The Wide Range Achievement Test, has been applied on various age groups and the data obtained has been compared to the American standards. This test has been applied among elementary, secondary and university students exceeding 1000. In addition to the analysis in groups and inter-groups, the successful and unsuccessful sample groups were also experimented and compared to each other. The findings of WRAT were also compared with the organicity test results in different age groups. This study has shown a pattern which is special to Turkish Society. WRAT test can be used to determine the reasons for the unsuecess-fulnes of the students and it also helps to find out the ways to raise their level of success.