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Loftus, Susan M.; Coyne, Michael D.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Zipoli, Richard; Pullen, Paige C. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a vocabulary intervention designed to supplement research-based classroom vocabulary instruction, implemented with students who may be at risk for language and learning difficulties. Participants included 43 kindergarten students who received research-based classroom vocabulary…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Intervention, Vocabulary, At Risk Students
Hunter, Maxwell W.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1992
Scores of 66 elementary students (referred for poor learning progress) on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) were below mean performance on all Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (SB:FE) area scores except memory. The study refutes the assertion that the PPVT-R is an appropriate screening instrument for the SB:FE.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests, Learning Problems
Rohwer, William D., Jr. – 1969
Research data consistently demonstrates that white school children score higher on tests of academic ability than Negro children of the same age and grade level, and that this discrepancy increases with time. Is this discrepancy due to a lack of learning proficiency on the part of Negro children or to a lack of learning opportunity? In an attempt…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Blacks, Comparative Analysis