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Peer reviewedAchenbach, Thomas M. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1971
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedThorndike, Robert L. – Educational Researcher, 1975
Binet's test, like all other used in education must be judged in terms of its ability to facilitate constructive adaptations of educational programs for individuals. Optimal educational treatment is seen as the challenge for the next 70 years. (AM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Educational Quality, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedFlynn, James R. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1984
Thorndike's Stanford-Binet data suggest that from 1932 to 1971-72 preschool children enjoyed greater IQ gains than older children, possibly due to the rise of television. Additional analysis indicated that gains were either due to sampling error or totally antedated 1947. Gains of 12 IQ points were found for Americans. (Author/EGS)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Age Differences, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient
Peer reviewedVandivier, Phillip L.; Vandivier, Stella Sue – Educational Forum, 1979
Discusses the most widely used individual intelligence tests: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Form L-M). Covers what the tests measure; psychometric or technical properties of the tests; and how test results are used. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Background, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedRamey, Craig T.; Haskins, Ron – Intelligence, 1981
Infants judged to be at risk for subnormal intellectual growth were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups which varied as to educational curriculum activities. Two types of evidence, group differences and parent-child IQ correlations, demonstrate the importance of early environments in intellectual development. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Day Care, Developmental Programs, Early Experience
Download full textCLINE, MARVIN; DICKEY, MARGUERITE – 1968
THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP IN THIS STUDY WAS 112 KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN FROM 11 HEAD START CENTERS. IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE VALUE OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM, THE MEASUREMENT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP TAKEN DURING THE FALL WAS COMPARED TO A MEASUREMENT OF NON-HEAD START KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN TESTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
