Alternative approaches to the assessment of language minority students are considered. A comprehensive assessment of the limited English proficient (LEP) student is said to cover the following components: cognitive development, learning proficiency or rate of learning techniques, social adaptation, language assessment (expression, reception,…

A longitudinal study of mental development during the first 6 years of life was conducted to determine whether different social and biological variables were related to mental development at different ages. A total of 218 children having complete neonatal records of 12 biological variables were studied at 6-month intervals until the children were…

The study compared differences and similarities between WISC and WISC-R scores for 48 ten- and thirteen-year-old educable mentally retarded students, who were matched according to sex and race. Results suggest that many children classified as "Borderline" or slightly above the WISC will be classified as "Mentally Deficient" by…

Children were tested on the WPPSI and Stanford-Binet and after three years they were tested on the WISC. Results indicate that the WISC scores were significantly higher than the two other tests. The results of the various subtests of the three tests are compared and discussed. (SE)

Describes a study that indicates children originating from families in which low intelligence, poor school achievement and social inadequacy are prevalent, tend to follow the same pattern. Indicates that direct changes in life circumstances in the formative years can have an effect on subsequent achievements of the child. (GS)

The relationship between MA, IQ, complexity, and trial blocks on the processing performance of 20 nonretarded and retarded elementary school children was examined. (Author)

The disadvantages of the R. Heber, the World Health Organization, and the A.A.M.D. (1973) classifications of mental deficiency are discussed. (Author/CL)

Appraised cognitive patterning and development for 142 pairs of twins at 4, 5, and 6 years of age. From the results it was inferred that within a broad range of home environments, the genotype exerts a significant influence on the child's cognitive development. (Author/SDH)

The performance capabilities of the best computer chess programs are compared with their human counterparts with emphasis being placed on machine behavior limits. (Author)

A study of WISC subtest patterning among retardates also declared delinquent indicates a considerable degree of similarity in WISC performance between delinquent and non-delinquent retardates. (Author/KM)

Article investigated two new, parallel, multiple-choice group tests of reasoning, suitable for literate subjects from 10 years to adulthood. (Author/RK)

Concludes that where significant interaction between the child and the examiner took place, black children achieved their highest scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children with a white examiner. (RB)

A report of a special panel, appointed by the Board of Scientific Affairs of the American Psychological Association, which investigates the use of ability tests with disadvantaged students in the schools, focusing especially on intelligence tests. Various sections present a discussion of the theoretical rationale of human abilities underlying the…