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| Perceptual and Motor Skills | 4 |
Author
| Arinoldo, Carlo G. | 1 |
| Goh, David S. | 1 |
| Gow, Lyn | 1 |
| Johnson, E. G. | 1 |
| Lyle, J. G. | 1 |
| Simons, Marc R. | 1 |
| Ward, James | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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| Australia | 1 |
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| McCarthy Scales of Childrens… | 2 |
| Wechsler Intelligence Scale… | 2 |
| Matching Familiar Figures Test | 1 |
| Wechsler Preschool and… | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLyle, J. G.; Johnson, E. G. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1974
Concludes that a significant sex difference in coding performance favoring girls was discovered on two components of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. (RB)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Grade 4
Peer reviewedArinoldo, Carlo G. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Data on the concurrent validity of the McCarthy Scales, using two Wechsler Scales for Children as criteria, were compared with those of previous studies. Significant moderate to strong correlations at preschool and school-age levels between the General Cognitive Index of the McCarthy and Wechsler IQ's were noted. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correlation, Early Childhood Education, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedSimons, Marc R.; Goh, David S. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Correlations between McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities and teachers' ratings of academic achievement were investigated. McCarthy Scales are useful in predicting achievement of normal children, but further research is needed with learning disabled students. Use of teachers' rating scales with low functioning children is discussed in light of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Elementary School Teachers, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedGow, Lyn; Ward, James – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Using the Matching Familiar Figures Test and the Porteus Maze Tests with characteristic modifications, the feasibility of using measures of cognitive tempo were examined. The measures' contributions in predicting the work performance of institutionalized moderately-severely retarded subjects were no greater than conventional individual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Conceptual Tempo, Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons
