20 AT PRIFITERA, LG. WEISS, AND D-H SAKLOFSRE TABLE 1.5 General Ability Index Equivalents of Sums of Scaled Scores? Sum of Confidence interval | Sum of Confidence interval scaled Percentile. ————| scaled Percentile. § scores GAT rank 90% 95% | scores GAL rank 0% 95% 8 50 999 = 142-153 141-154 0812293 116-126 5-127] 1381503999 142-153 141-154 109 123—~—«O8 117-127 116-128] 1391503999 «142-153. I41-154 Ho 1249s 18-128 117-129] 140 1503999 142-153 141-154 ML 12595 118-129 118-130] 141 150 3999 142-153 141-154 12 12696 119-130 118-131] 142 150 3999 142-153 141-154 132796 120-131 119-132 | 143150 ->99.9 142-153 14-154 14 12897 121-132 120-133] 144 «150-3999 «142-153 14l-154 "Ns 12997 122-433 121-134} 145 150 -399.9 142-153. 14-154 16 13098 123-134 122-135] 146150 ->99.9 142-153 14-154 7 BL 98 124-139 123-136] 147 150 399.9 142-153. 141-154 ug 13298 125-136 124-137 | 1481503999 142-153 4-154 19 133—«9D 126-137 125-138] 1491503999 «142-153 41-154 20 B49 127-138 126-139} 150 150, -399.9 142-153 141-154 RI 35 99 128-139 127-139{ ISI 150, 399.9 142-153 AA I-154 22 136 9 129-139 128-140) 152150 399.9 142-153. 141-154 1231379 130-140 129-141 “Data and Table Copyright © 1997 by The Psychological Corporation. All rights reserved, the traditional FSIQ is used when that score is appropriate (e.g., when Arithmetic and Coding are not significantly divergent from the respective composites). What are the likely consequences of using the GAL in educational decisions? In many special education cases, the GAI will result in a higher estimate of overall intellectual ability than the traditional FSIQ. This will occur when Arithmetic and/or Coding are significantly below their respective scale means and thus drag down the traditional FSIQ score. In determining eligibility to receive services for Jearning disabilities, this will likely increase the discrepancy between achievement and ability as estimated by the GAI, thus improving the chances of receiving special