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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 reviewedDeutsch, Curtis K.; Joseph, Robert M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2003
A study examined the frequency and cognitive correlates of enlarged head circumference in 63 children with autism (ages 4-14). Macrocephaly occurred at a significantly higher frequency. Children with discrepantly high nonverbal abilities had a mean standardized head circumference that was more than 1 standard deviation greater than the reference…
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedSimon, A.; Ward, L. O. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1979
Eleven to fourteen year olds judged the size of eight angles. Subjects were grouped according to reading ability and their nonverbal intelligence was measured. Significant differences in performance were found in relation to age and ability variables, and between the angle-size ranges of 0 to 90 degrees and 90 to 180 degrees. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Geometric Concepts, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedBenbow, Camilla Persson; Stanley, Julian C. – Science, 1983
Results of seventh-grade students taking Scholastic Aptitude Test indicate that, by age 13, a large sex difference in mathematical reasoning ability exists; among students scoring greater than 700, boys outnumbered girls 13 to 1. Hypothesized factors thought to influence the difference (such as course taking, attitudes) were not supported by data…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academically Gifted, Cognitive Ability, Environmental Influences
Download full textCLINE, MARVIN; DICKEY, MARGUERITE – 1968
THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP IN THIS STUDY WAS 112 KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN FROM 11 HEAD START CENTERS. IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE VALUE OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM, THE MEASUREMENT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP TAKEN DURING THE FALL WAS COMPARED TO A MEASUREMENT OF NON-HEAD START KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN TESTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
