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Peer reviewedSunseri, Anita B. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
To determine whether the idea is empirically supported that the majority of left-handers were intellectually inferior to right-handers, current research was examined. Inquiry indicated that the cognitive performance of left-handers was not significantly lower. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Intelligence Differences, Lateral Dominance, Left Handed Writer
Peer reviewedPfouts, Jane H. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1980
Very close age spacing was an obstacle to high academic performance for later borns. In family relations and self-esteem, first borns scored better and performed in school as well as their potentially much more able younger siblings, regardless of age spacing. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Birth Order, Family Influence
Peer reviewedSowell, Thomas – Teachers College Record, 1981
In an attempt to investigate factors surrounding educational performance among different ethnic and racial groups, several areas are examined: (1) segregation; (2) performance levels and intelligence quotient variables among various ethnic groups; (3) intergroup differences among segregated and nonsegregated groups; (4) socioeconomic variables;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Educational Status Comparison, Equal Education
