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Peer reviewedDiessner, Rhett; Walker, Jacqueline L. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1986
Reports possible validity of particular American Indian cognitive style based on the Bannatyne categories of the Wechsler Scales. Found statistically significant pattern of spatial ability, sequential ability, and verbal conceptual ability in 75 junior and senior high school Yakima Indian students. (LFL)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation
Pray, Bruce S., Sr. – 1979
Professional assessment of mental retardation (MR) and learning disabilities (LD) is crucial to the implementation of P.L. 94-142 because it necessarily precedes the employment of trained teachers and because a plan for remediation depends on accurate assessment. Intelligence is a key element in the identification of MR-LD, but competent, fair…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Influences, Culture Fair Tests
