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Morgan, Allison E.; Singer-Harris, Naomi; Bernstein, Jane H.; Waber, Deborah P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
Forty children (ages 7-11) referred for evaluation of learning problems, who had normal scores on measures of academic achievement, were compared to 81 similarly referred children who had scored low. Children with normal achievement scores had higher IQs and better decoding skills, however, the two groups showed similar neuropsychological…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Stein, Joan Lerner; Budoff, Milton – 1973
Compared were performances of 39 educable mentally retarded (EMR) Ss, mean chronological age (CA) 11 1/2 years, mean mental age (MA) 7 3/4 years; 25 fifth graders matched on CA; and 27 second graders matched on MA to determine whether children of different ages and IQ spontaneously demonstrate learning strategies after repeated practice with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences
McAlpine, Christopher; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
This study of 501 children and adults found that subjects with mental retardation or borderline intelligence were less proficient at identifying facial expressions of emotion than were children of average intelligence. Among individuals with mental retardation or borderline intelligence, recognition increased with intelligence quotient. Among…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Children