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Miyahara, Motohide; Ruffman, Ted; Fujita, Chikako; Tsujii, Masatsugu – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
The abilities to identify threat and learn about affect in facial photographs were compared between a non-autistic university student group (NUS), a matched Asperger's group (MAS) on the Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM), and an unmatched Asperger's group (UAS) who scored lower on the SPM. Participants were given pairs of faces and asked which…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Affective Behavior, Pictorial Stimuli, Comparative Analysis
Repa, J. Theodore; Miller, LaMar P. – 1990
More than half the minority group students who completed the 1988/89 Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) at Manhattanville College (New York) scored in the 90-95 percentile on tests of critical thinking, suggesting ability to do well in mathematics, science, and other studies. STEP comprises the following goals: (1) enable students to…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Preparation, Conferences, Critical Thinking
Burnham, Brian; And Others – 1987
The York Region Board of Education in Ontario, Canada, screens students for giftedness in grade 3. This report analyzes data produced in the 1986-87 screening procedure, involving approximately 3,400 students. The report begins with a review of procedural changes that were designed to make the screening more effective and efficient than earlier…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Comparative Analysis, Educational Diagnosis, Foreign Countries