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Delen, Erhan; Kaya, Fatih; Ritter, Nicola L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012
This article presents a review of the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence-Second Edition (CTONI-2), a nonverbal intelligence test created to assess reasoning and problem solving of children and adults. The goal of the CTONI-2 is to minimize the influence of language ability on intelligence test scores. Oral or pantomime instructions can…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Problem Solving, Children, Adults
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Verney, Steven P.; Granholm, Eric; Marshall, Sandra P.; Malcarne, Vanessa L.; Saccuzzo, Dennis P. – Assessment, 2005
Valid assessment with diverse populations requires tools that are not influenced by cultural elements. This study investigated the relationships between culture, information processing efficiency, and general cognitive capacities in samples of Caucasian and Mexican American college students. Consistent with the neural efficiency hypothesis,…
Descriptors: Tests, Mexicans, Cultural Influences, Cognitive Ability
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Schmiede, Angela E. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1995
Discusses use of focus groups as qualitative research methodology and as reflection tool in service learning. Three focus groups at Vanderbilt University (Tennessee) assessed cognitive outcomes of service-learning and encouraged students' reflection on their experience. Focus group data were triangulated with survey data to assess validity of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, College Instruction