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Tessa L. Johnson; Alexander P. Burgoyne; Kelly S. Mix; Christopher J. Young; Susan C. Levine – Grantee Submission, 2022
Performance on a range of spatial and mathematics tasks was measured in a sample of 1592 students in kindergarten, third grade, and sixth grade. In a previously published analysis of these data, performance was analyzed by grade only. In the present analyses, we examined whether the relations between spatial skill and mathematics skill differed…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Mathematics Skills, Age Differences, Socioeconomic Status
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Osterhaus, Christopher; Kristen-Antonow, Susanne; Kloo, Daniela; Sodian, Beate – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2022
First-order theory of mind (ToM) development has shown to conform to a Guttman scale, with desire reasoning developing before belief reasoning. There have been attempts to test for internal consistency and scalability in advanced ToM, but not over a broad age range and only with a limited set of tasks. This 2-year longitudinal study (N = 155;…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Preschool Children, Longitudinal Studies, Task Analysis
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Jewsbury, Paul A.; Bowden, Stephen C.; Duff, Kevin – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2017
The Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) model is a comprehensive model of the major dimensions of individual differences that underlie performance on cognitive tests. Studies evaluating the generality of the CHC model across test batteries, age, gender, and culture were reviewed and found to be overwhelmingly supportive. However, less research is available…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Individual Differences, Executive Function, Neuropsychology
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Schwartz, David M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
The purpose of this commentary is to focus on the clinical utility of the four- and five-factor structural models for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). It provides a discussion of important considerations when evaluating the clinical utility of the…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Psychometrics
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Fontaine, Nathalie; Barker, Edward D.; Salekin, Randall T.; Viding, Essi – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
Individuals with psychopathic traits are hypothesized to be free of intellectual deficits and possibly even to exhibit good cognitive abilities. Previous studies, based on clinical and incarcerated youth, have shown inconsistent findings. We investigated the relationships between different dimensions of psychopathy (callous/unemotional traits,…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Hyperactivity, Psychopathology, Nonverbal Ability
Barron, Marcia L.; Obringer, S. John – 1987
This study compared the cognitive abilities of children with myelomeningocele born between 1975 and 1981 (and recipients of aggressive, sophisticated medical treatment) with those of children born two decades earlier. Verbal, performance, and full scale IQ scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) were collected on 20…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Individual Differences, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient
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Phelps, LeAdelle – Psychology in the Schools, 1996
Assesses the relationship of Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning scores to Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children II and Woodcock-Johnson-Revised results in three groups: (1) learning disabled children with reading difficulties; (2) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder children; and (3) nonhandicapped referred children. Total sample…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education