A comparison of the WISC-IV and COMIT results and the influence of intelligence, age, and gender on the COMIT performance scores

This study was conducted in order to examine the influence of intelligence, age, and gender on the results of the Computer Optimized Multimedia Intelligence Test (COMIT). Fifty-six specific learning-disabled students, grade levels 1-12, were selected within a small school district in Eastern Washington. A three-way factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) and a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were conducted in order to examine and compare the influential effects of intelligence, age and gender on the COMIT results. An alpha level of .05 was utilized to differentiate between two levels of observed criteria for each independent variable. While a main effect was noted under intelligence level, no other main or interactional effects were noted on the COMIT composite results.