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Alderton, David L. – 1990
This paper highlights the need for a systematic, content aware, and theoretically-based approach to test design. The cognitive components approach is endorsed, and is applied to the development of a computerized perceptual speed test. Psychometric literature is reviewed and shows that: every major multi-factor theory includes a clerical/perceptual…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Military Personnel
Heath, Earl J.; Early, George H. – Academic Therapy, 1973
Assessed were the abilities of 50 normal 5-to 9-year-old children and 30 learning disabled 7-to 9-year-old children to recognize temporal patterns presented visually and auditorially (intramodal abilities) and to vocally produce the patterns whether presentation was visual or auditory (intramodal and cross-modal abilities). (MC)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Childhood, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
Lundegren, Herberta M. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1975
This article discusses the correlation between cognitive learning and academic success of children who show retardation in perceptual capability. (JS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Low Achievement, Perception Tests
KEPHART, NEWELL C.; ROACH, EUGENE G. – 1966
THIS VOLUME PRESENTS NORMATIVE DATA AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADMINISTERING AND SCORING THE PURDUE PERCEPTUAL MOTOR SURVEY (PPMS). THE FINDINGS OF SEVERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE NOTED IN ESTABLISHING A RATIONALE FOR PERCEPTUAL MOTOR ACTIVITIES IN CHILDREN. MOTOR ACTIVITY IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF GENERALIZED MOVEMENT, REFLEX ACTIVITIES, MOVEMENT PATTERNS,…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Perception Tests, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Scoring
COOK, STUART W. – 1966
A DIAGRAMATIC OVERVIEW IS PRESENTED OF A PROJECT WHOSE GOAL IS A SYSTEMATIC AND COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF AN ATTITUDE UPON A VARIETY OF RESPONSES. DEPENDING UPON THE OUTCOME OF THIS WORK, CERTAIN RESPONSES WILL BE CHOSEN AS INDICATORS OF ATTITUDE, AND WILL BE UTILIZED AS BASES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ATTITUDE MEASURES. THE SET OF…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Experiments, Measurement Techniques
LEWIS, DAVID M. – 1965
AN INSTRUMENT WAS DEVELOPED WHICH COULD BE USED TO INVESTIGATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF SITUATIONS WHICH CONSTITUTE CHEATING. ALSO AN INSTRUMENT WAS DEVELOPED TO INVESTIGATE STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE WILLINGNESS OF FACULTY MEMBERS TO RELATE TO THEM IN A VARIETY OF WAYS AND SITUATIONS. THE PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS AS UNWILLING TO RELATE…
Descriptors: Behavior, Cheating, College Faculty, College Students
FLOWERS, ARTHUR – 1964
THE GOALS OF THE REPORTED RESEARCH WERE (1) TO EVALUATE THE HEARING IN EARLY-ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN A REGULAR PUBLIC SCHOOL READING PROGRAM, (2) TO COMPARE THE AUDITORY AND PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES OF CHILDREN WHO CAN AND CHILDREN WHO CANNOT DO THE NORMAL READING FOR THEIR GRADE, AND (3) TO SEARCH FOR RELATIONS BETWEEN READING ACHIEVEMENT…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Diagnostic Tests, Grade 3
WILLIAMS, HARRIET G. – 1968
THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF VARIATIONS IN THE SPEED AND DIRECTION OF A FLYING OBJECT ON VISUO-PERCEPTUAL JUDGMENTS MADE, DIFFERENCES IN THE ABILITY OF SKILLED AND UNSKILLED SUBJECTS IN MAKING SUCH JUDGMENTS, AND THE EFFECTS OF AGE OR MATURITY LEVEL ON THE SPEED AND ACCURACY OF SUCH JUDGMENTS. THE SUBJECTS WERE 54 MALE…
Descriptors: College Students, Males, Perception Tests, Perceptual Motor Coordination
Jennings, John M., Ed. – 1975
This report contains the text of the opening address, the text of the principal paper, and abstracts of 18 background papers discussed at the Fourth International Seminar on Research in Music Education. The seminar dealt with the state of present research concerning music education for children up to age 5. The papers covered such topics as:…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Learning Processes, Music Education, Perception Tests
Tosi, Oscar – Michigan Linguistic Society, 1969
The present study, conducted at the Department of Audiology and Sciences, Michigan State University, consisted of determining the intelligibility of 648 Spanish stimulus-words arranged in a multiple-choice test of the two forms, A and B, each including 12 lists of approximately the same degree of difficulty. (Appendix.) This multiple-choice test…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Perception Tests
Abbott, Betty, Comp. – 1970
Scales and tests for evaluating children with learning disorders are listed by type of test and by characteristics investigated. Types of tests listed are individual intelligence tests, developmental charts, readiness tests, and language evaluation instruments. Tests are also included for investigating visual motor development and functioning,…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Exceptional Child Services, Intelligence Tests, Learning Problems
Schlenker, Richard M.
Sixty-nine students in grades 9, 10, and 11 were tested with three of Viktor Lowenfeld's visual-haptic tests in an attempt to ascertain whether students at these levels segregated in a fashion similar to Lowenfeld's sample. Respondents were spread over the visual-haptic continuum as Lowenfeld suggested they should be. However, a large and…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Perception Tests, Scoring, Secondary Education
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Bentley, Alastair M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1977
Significant cross-cultural differences were found between the samples of Bukusu and Scottish children in their responses to nonsymmetrical patterns, the Bukusu sample making more errors. However, both samples made use of the symmetrical properties of a pattern to aid recall. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
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Burns, Edward – Journal of School Psychology, 1977
Studied the degree to which skewed score distributions can affect the interpretation of Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) Results suggest indices of score variability such as average deviation and standard scores must be interpreted with extreme caution when skewness is a significant factor. (Author)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Individual Psychology, Perception Tests, Psycholinguistics
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Irwin, R. J. – Intelligence, 1984
Inspection times for both auditory and visual stimuli were correlated with verbal and nonverbal intelligence. Correlations were -.3188 and -.0929 for auditory and visual inspection times with verbal intelligence, and -.2322 and -.2676 with nonverbal intelligence. Results do not support claims that inspection time is closely related to…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Correlation, Higher Education, Intelligence
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