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Peer reviewedEvans, James R.; Stroebel, Sandra – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Past research has suggested memory, writing speed, and paired-associate learning rate to be important in WISC-R (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised) coding performance. Suggested that visual perceptual factors also may be important and that coding performance in right-handed persons may be especially sensitive to integrity of the…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests, Lateral Dominance
Derevensky, Jeffrey L.; Mardell-Czudnowski, Carol – 1986
This study investigated whether the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Revised (DIAL-R) norms, established with American children, are applicable to a Canadian population. Based on an early childhood model which incorporates ecological validity as well as predictive validity, the DIAL-R assesses three areas: motor, concepts…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Correlation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedYen, Wendy M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1988
In their discussion of problems related to identifying learning disabilities with individually administered achievement tests, Phillips and Clarizio incorrectly conclude that developmental standard score scales produce unrealistic expectations for the growth of low-achieving students. By definition, these scores state how much the norm group's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment
