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Bell, Anne E.; Aftanas, M. S. – 1970
The purpose of this study was to test some of the controversial issues raised by researchers studying the performances of children of middle class and low socioeconomic status (SES). In addition to studying the effects of SES and levels of intelligence on rote learning and more complex reasoning processes, the effects on reading achievement of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Environmental Influences, Grade 1
Brown, Edward K. – 1971
Low achieving, low socioeconomic students, because of a multiplicity of little-understood background factors, seem to fail not because of an initial lack of motivation to learn, but because basic learning processes taught them by their own communities are not contiguous with those required for academic success. The study attempts to determine if…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests