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Mackey, Allyson P.; Hill, Susanna S.; Stone, Susan I.; Bunge, Silvia A. – Developmental Science, 2011
The goal of this study was to determine whether intensive training can ameliorate cognitive skills in children. Children aged 7 to 9 from low socioeconomic backgrounds participated in one of two cognitive training programs for 60 minutes/day and 2 days/week, for a total of 8 weeks. Both training programs consisted of commercially available…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Cognitive Processes, Training, Computer Uses in Education
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Lassiter, Kerry S.; Matthews, T. Darin; Feeback, Greg – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
The present investigation examined the validity of the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (CTONI) with the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ-III COG) by administering these instruments in counterbalanced order to 60 college students. Results indicated that the mean CTONI NIQ score was not significantly different from…
Descriptors: College Students, Cognitive Ability, Verbal Ability, Nonverbal Ability
Vance, Booney; And Others – Diagnostique, 1986
The relationship among IQs of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R), Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI), and Quick Test (QT) were investigated using 51 students (grades 2-8) with suspected learning problems. The subjects scored significantly higher on the TONI than on the WISC-R Verbal and Full Scales. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
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Duncan, E.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
A raised-line form of the TONI (test of nonverbal intelligence), a graphic performance test, may effectively measure performance IQ of blind adults. Pilot studies show that while the tactile TONI may be too difficult for low-IQ adults, it may identify some kinds of learning disabilities and brain damage in adults with blindness. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Handicap Identification, Intelligence Quotient
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Wilkinson, Krista M.; Rosenquist, Celia; McIlvane, William J. – Psychological Record, 2009
We evaluated formation of simple symbolic categories from initial learning of specific dictated word-picture relations through emergence of untaught or derived relations. Participants were 10 individuals with severe intellectual and language limitations. Three experimental categories were constructed, each containing 1 spoken word (Set A), 1…
Descriptors: Photography, Mental Retardation, Language Impairments, Severity (of Disability)
Essix, Brenda; Sapp, Gary L.; Kohler, Maxie P. – Online Submission, 2006
Given the paucity of research describing the use of the TONI-3 with urban children with disabilities, a brief review of the literature was conducted. While little relevant research was identified, the use of the TONI-3 was supported in a number of diverse settings. This paper also describes a study designed to examine the validity of the Test of…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Nonverbal Ability, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Ability
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Shelly, Melvin H. – Journal of Reading, 1985
Reviews a test of nonverbal intelligence that uses stimulus materials and task situations that are not confounded by language impairment or other handicaps. (HOD)
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Learning Disabilities, Nonverbal Communication, Problem Solving