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The Role of Birthweight Discordance in the Intellectual and Motor Outcome for Triplets at Early School Age
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Natalucci, Giancarlo; Seitz, Jochen; Von Siebenthal, Kurt; Bucher, Hans U.; Milinari, Luciano; Jenni, Oskar G.; Latal, Beatrice – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2011
Aim: We assessed motor and intellectual outcome in triplets at school age and investigated the predictive value of perinatal and demographic factors. Methods: Seventy-one live-born newborn infants (24 triplet pregnancies) were prospectively enrolled at birth. At the age of 6 years, 58 children (31 males, 27 females; mean gestational age 31.2wks…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Economically Disadvantaged, Pregnancy, Premature Infants
STAFFING AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES.
Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.
IN MANY AREAS WHERE TWO LANGUAGE GROUPS LIVE SIDE BY SIDE LARGE NUMBERS IN BOTH GROUPS TEND TO RESIST BECOMING ADEPT IN THE OTHER LANGUAGE DESPITE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. ONE POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE RESISTANCE TO BILINGUALISM MIGHT BE THE BELIEF HELD BY MANY THAT BILINGUALISM AND INTELLIGENCE HAVE A NEGATIVE CORRELATION. UNTIL RECENTLY,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Intellectual Development
Intelligence of Retinoblastoma Patients and Their Siblings
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Levitt, Eugene A.; And Others – Child Development, 1972
It was concluded that while retinoblastoma per se is not associated with intellectual superiority or inferiority, retinoblastoma associated with blindness may result in selective cognitive superiority. (Authors)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Intellectual Development, Intelligence
Limitations on the Generalizability of Growth Curves of Intelligence: A Reanalysis of Some Data From the Harvard Growth Study
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Schaie, K. W. – Human Development, 1972
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Sectional Studies, Generalization, Intellectual Development
A Review of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III).
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Edelman, Steve – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
The third edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) is reviewed. A comparison of the WISC-III with the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) is included. Discusses shortcomings of the WISC-III while noting that overall, there are substantial improvements in the WISC-III over the WISC-R. (KW)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude Tests, Children, Comparative Analysis
Accelerating Intelligence Development through an Inductive Reasoning Training.
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Tomic, Welko; Kingma, Johannes – 1997
This study investigated the effects of an inductive reasoning training program on children's performance on intelligence test tasks, the range of transfer, the long-term effects of training over 4 months, and the effectiveness of group training. Participating were 47 third-grade children of average ability. The 23 children randomly assigned to the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Intellectual Development of Children as Measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, United States. Data from the Health Examination Survey, Series 11, Number 107.
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Roberts, Jean – 1971
This report presents national estimates of the intellectual development levels of noninstitutionalized children 6-11 years of age in the United States. These estimates were determined by scores on the Vocabulary and Block Design subtest of the WISC obtained in the Health Examination Survey of 1963-65. Findings are shown by age, sex, and grade in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Intellectual Development
Impact of Early Education on Disadvantaged Children.
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Beller, E. Kuno – 1972
The present study was undertaken to investigate the interplay of motivation, socio-emotional interactions between the child and his educators in the impact of early educational intervention on the later development of disadvantaged children. The study attempted to concentrate on obtaining a broad spectrum of the child's functioning and changes in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth