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Harris, Dale B.; Roberts, Jean – 1972
Data on the intellectual maturity of children 6-11 years of age in the noninstitutionalized population of the U. S. is analyzed in relation to their demographic and socioeconomic background. This is the second report on the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, administered in the Health Examination Survey of 1963-65, and deals with the results in…
Descriptors: Black Students, Demography, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Mercer, Jane R.; Smith, Joyce M. – 1972
An intensive analysis of the relative value of using the Vocabulary and Block Design subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) to predict Full Scale IQ based on six verbal and five performance WISC subtests was conducted. The tests were administered to 1,310 6 to 11 year old Anglo, Negro, and Mexican-American school children.…
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Children, Elementary Education
Institute of Gerontology, Ann Arbor, MI. – 1971
A compilation of works on educational gerontology is presented. This bibliography is divided into 20 sections: (1) General References: Education for Older People, (2) Educational Programs for Older People, (3) Multipurpose Senior Centers, (4) Recreation for Older People, (5) Preretirement Education, (6) Consumer Education for Older People, (7)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Students, Consumer Education, Educational Facilities
Hyer, Leon; Rookey, T. Jerome – 1972
The main emphasis of this investigation was to study the relationship of three cognitive styles (response tempo, response style and response ambiguity) of problem solving. A sample of 288 junior high school students participated in the study to ascertain the degree to which each cognitive style contributes to creative problem solving. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Marshall, Jon C.; Powers, Jerry M.
A study was conducted to: (1) determine the simple and multiple correlation coefficients between selected educational/personal variables and academic achievement at intermediate grade levels as measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills; (2) determine the multiple linear regression equations for predicting individual student achievement as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Arithmetic, Correlation
Lichtman, Marilyn Vickman – 1969
The interrelationships among the three variables of intelligence, creativity, and language in a preschool, disadvantaged Negro sample were investigated. The two main hypotheses tested were: (1) The interrelationships among the three variables are lower than the interrelationships within each variable; and (2) A factor analysis indicates a factor…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Black Youth, Comparative Analysis, Creative Expression
Biersner, Robert J. – 1976
Several verbal and nonverbal tests and measures, including the General Classification Test (GCT), Mechanical Test (MECH), Arithmetic Test (ARI), Clerical Test (CLER), Raven Progressive Matrices (RPM), age, education level, race, speaking English as a native or second language, modification of hand use, and measures of handedness and eyedness were…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Demography, Enlisted Personnel, Eye Hand Coordination
Treffinger, Donald J.; Curl, Clifford D. – 1976
Intended for parents and educators, the self-directed study guide provides objectives, resources, and quizzes on the education and creative development of gifted and talented youth. Contained in each of the 19 topic guides are the following components: topic organizer, minimum content objectives, topic rationale, preinstructional self-quiz,…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Creativity
Davies, Norma – 1971
This report describes and anlayzes the second year operations of an ongoing successful parent initiated and directed nursery school. Included are: (1) a brief review of relevant issues in early childhood education, such as parent participation and community control in education; (2) a short history of the program's inception and early development;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Programs, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Crawford, Joyce H.; Fry, Maurine A. – 1976
This study was designed to examine the effects of auditory memory, visual memory, and vocabulary knowledge on intramodal and intermodal delayed matching-to-sample tasks. A secondary objective was to assess the value of task performance and trait measures in predicting reading achievement. A total of 52 first graders were randomly selected as…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Rumery, Kenneth R. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1986
Discusses the results of a survey taken of postsecondary schools with regard to the use of computers in music education programs. Indicates that a significant number of institutions have, or plan to have, music computer facilities. Describes computer uses in instruction, research, and administration of music education programs. (TW)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Delisle, James R. – 2002
This volume contains a collection of more than 50 articles and essays written by a professor of education at Kent State University who coordinates the undergraduate and graduate programs in gifted child education and directs a program for gifted students in grades 7-8. The articles, from publications such as "Education…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Advocacy, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum
Taylor, Ronald L. – 2003
This text on the assessment of students with disabilities is divided into six major parts. Part 1, "Introduction to Assessment, Issues and Concerns," discusses the historical, philosophical, legal, practical and ethical bases of assessment and proposes an assessment model. Part 2, "Informal Procedures: Basic Tools for Teachers," includes chapters…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled)
Tokuhama-Espinosa, Tracey, Ed. – 2003
This collection of 21 essays focuses on people who experience the world with multiple languages: (1) "Myths about Multilingualism" (Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa); (2) "Teaching Languages using the Multiple Intelligences and the Senses" (Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa); (3) "The Role of the Sense of Smell in Language Learning"…
Descriptors: Adoption, Bilingual Students, Children, Cultural Influences
Renfrew, Melanie; Porter, Priscilla – 2001
The concept of location is a first step in spatial thinking, one of the multiple intelligences and an historical and social science analysis skill listed in the California Academic Content Standards for History-Social Science. Based on what they learned in kindergarten and first grade about mapping their classroom and the playground, students…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Based Assessment, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
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