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Peer reviewedWolfgang, Charles; Stakenas, Robert G. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Using play-material scales, SES, age, and sex as predictor variables, this study employed regression against the subvariables of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities of verbal, perceptual-performance, quantitative, memory, and motor abilities. Findings suggest that SES is predictive of verbal, quantitative, memory, and motor, while age is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Family Environment, Memory
Peer reviewedTaylor, Ronald L.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
The McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) was administered to kindergarten-aged chilren to obtain General Cognitive Indices (CGI). A short form of the MSCA was developed to select six subtests that best predicted the CGI. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedKaufman, Alan S.; Kaufman, Nadeen L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1977
Reviewed is research on the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities, which are designed to assess several areas of a child's cognitive and motor development from the age of 2 1/2 to 8 1/2 years. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedHarrison, Patti L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981
The relationship between four characteristics of children entering first grade (cognitive, dental and motor development, and adaptive behavior) and achievement at the end of the first grade year were determined. Interrelationships among the independent variables were also determined. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Development, Dental Health
