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Facon, Bruno; Facon-Bollengier, Therese; Grubar, Jean-Claude – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
This study examined the association of chronological age (CA) with syntax and vocabulary comprehension in 102 children and adolescents with mental retardation. Results indicated that intelligence scores accounted for 55% and 29% of the variability of syntax and vocabulary scores, respectively. Introduction of CA into the regression equation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Chronological Age
Rousseau, Marilyn K.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
Students with (n=45) and without (n=60) mild mental retardation were compared on nine measures of syntactic complexity in writing at three grade levels (grades six, seven, and eight). Multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant differences for group but not for grade level or group by grade level. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mild Mental Retardation
