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Smith, Douglas K.; Lyon, Mark A. – 1987
A study sought to compare the performance of elementary school students referred for learning difficulties on the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and to examine similarities and differences in performance on the two instruments between those placed in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
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Swyter, LaVonne J.; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
The hypothesis that four measures selected to represent the field dependence-independence construct would be positively intercorrelated was supported by the presence of statistically significant positive correlation coefficients in the total sample as well as in the subgroups differentiated by ethnicity, intelligence level, and sex. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Factor Analysis
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Shannon, Maureen; Rice, Dale R. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1982
Hemispheric preferences of high and low ability, right-handed elementary school children (n=70) were investigated using the Your Style of Learning and Thinking instrument. Results showed a significant difference between the two groups on integrated responses, with the high ability group having a higher preference for integrated functioning…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Browne, Dauna Bell – White Cloud Journal, 1984
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised scoring patterns of 197 Native American children (ages 6-16, 90 girls and 107 boys) at a Northern Plains boarding school were explored to identify characteristic cognitive processing strengths. Findings indicated greater strength than among standardization population in relational, holistic, right…
Descriptors: Age Differences, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cognitive Measurement