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Peer reviewedWaksman, M.; And Others – Journal of Correctional Education, 1983
This research study is designed to determine (1) to what extent educationally low achieving inmates differ in their cognitive performance from high achieving inmates, and (2) if such differences exist, to what extent can the level of cognitive performance in the former group be modified in a positive direction by a specific learning experience.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Download full textGamlin, Peter J.; Bountrogianni, Marie – 1985
Research summarized here demonstrates how similarity thinking can be used in training programs to help ethnic minority children acquire basic skills. Current achievements are often attenuated by poor language skills, especially when English is not the first language of the child. Similarity thinking assesses the child's ability to learn without…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
