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Pring, Linda; Dewart, Hazel; Brockbank, Margaret – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
Comparison of 16 children (ages 9 to 12) with visual impairment to 16 sighted children found visually impaired children had a poorer understanding than did sighted children of characters in stories, as shown by fewer correct justifications based on mental states. Some subgroup patterns concerning congenital impairments and cognitive style were…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Congenital Impairments
Grabe, Mark – 1980
A total of 168 fourth and sixth grade students participated in a study to examine two aspects of children's ability to apply structure while reading. The first part of the study investigated the amount of detail that must be provided in order for students to apply successfully a desired perspective (schema). Students were identified as either good…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes