The aim of this study was to identify those characteristics of compensatory education programs most likely to be associated with success and failure respectively in producing measured benefits of cognitive achievement. Eighteen well-designed, successful programs were compared with 25 matching, unsuccessful programs. The first group was selected in…

A group of 30 institutionalized "predelinquent" preadolescents and 30 public school nondelinquent preadolescents were compared on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFF) of cognitive impulsivity. Contrary to predictions, predelinquents were more reflective than nondelinquents on both the latency and error dimensions of the MFF.…

A discussion of the relative cognitive functioning of psychotic (autistic) children is presented in terms of previous research and theoretical assumptions. (Author)

Directions for administering four major preschool instruments were analyzed to determine whether any basic concepts are included in the words spoken by the examiner. Inclusion of basic concepts in test directions may hinder a preschool child's understanding of what is expected of him (and possibly invalidate his scores). (Author)

Investigations of the relation between judged length and measured length have concentrated on determining the form of the psychophysical function. The process by which the observer arrives at his judgment has not been described. An exploratory experiment was carried out in an attempt to identify the process. (Author)

A study was undertaken to determine the Piagetian stages of intellectual development of a group of Saskatchewan high school students. Results confirmed that the percentage of students at the final substage of formal thought was less than 50 percent, indicating serious problems. (JC)

Addresses the theoretically important question of whether g is merely an artifact of the method of constructing psychometric tests and the mathematical operations of factor analysis or whether it has an authentic claim to represent some natural phenomenon that exists independently of psychometrics and factor analysis. (Author/ABB)

The paper describes learning disability or reading disability in terms of deficiencies in processing information. An integrated view of intelligence as cognitive processing is offered followed by a demonstration of how tests of information processing have successfully revealed strengths and weakness of cognitive processes relating to reading.…

Investigated comparability of self-statements generated by different cognitive assessment methods; effect of an assessment delay on cognitive phenomena; and interrelationships among different cognitive variables. Subjects were heterosocially anxious women (N=64) who engaged in a conversation with a male confederate. Self-statements generated by…

Analysis of scores on three divergent production tests taken by 59 gifted students (grades 4-6) sought to isolate three variables assumed to be factors of divergent production: ideational fluency, spontaneous flexibility, and originality. Results cast doubt on the existence of spontaneous flexibility and originality as valid cognitive factors.…

This study sought to determine the effect taking an objective final examination by microcomputer would have upon student cognitive performance; the effect this method of testing would have on student attitudes about computers immediately after the examination; and whether this method of testing would require more time than conventional…

Describes the applicability of the Facts on Aging Quiz in the Canadian context, and provides documentation for quiz items. Potential problems of misinterpretation of items relating to the rate of institutionalization and income levels are noted. The usefulness of the quiz in identifying differences in knowledge levels is confirmed. (Author/CT)

Convergent and discriminant validity of the Mental Processing Scales of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) were examined using 51 first-grade children. Results supported the convergent validity of the K-ABC; correlations with reading achievement were fairly large. The discriminant validity received only partial support. (Author)

Evaluated correlations between Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised, Woodcock-Johnson (W-J) Achievement clusters, Woodcock-Johnson Aptitude clusters, and Broad Cognitive Ability Score in 60 Behavior-Disordered male adolescents. Aptitude cluster scores had insufficient validity to justify computation for population; Broad Cognitive…

Compared the performance of 21 moderately mentally retarded children on the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA), Stanford-Binet, and Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI). Mental age estimates from the three measures correlated significantly, but valid MSCA Index scores could not be obtained. (JAC)