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Vernon, Magdalen D., Comp. – 1966
This annotated bibliography on visual perception and its relation to reading is composed of 55 citations ranging in date from 1952 to 1965. Its divisions include Perception of Shape by Young Children, Perception of Words by Children, Perception in Backward Readers, and Perception of Shapes, Letters, and Words by Adults. Listings which include…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedConners, Frances A.; Rosenquist, Celia J.; Atwell, Julie A.; Klinger, Laura Grofer – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Nine adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and nine age- and IQ-matched adults with PWS completed standardized tests of long-term and short-term memory, visual and auditory processing, and reading and mathematics achievement. Contrary to previous findings, long-term memory in PWS subjects was strong relative to IQ and there was no evidence that…
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Perception, Congenital Impairments, Intelligence Quotient
Peer reviewedJacobs, R. J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
To investigate whether screen color is an important variable in the prescription of closed circuit television (CCTV) systems, 16 adults with low vision were assessed on reading performance on white, green, and amber screens. When the screen luminance and contrast were equated for each CCTV, subjects' reading performance was unaffected by screen…
Descriptors: Adults, Closed Circuit Television, Color, Human Factors Engineering
Grafius, Thomas M. – 1980
Michael's Informal Test of Student Ability (MITOSA) is a diagnostic evaluative tool for adult students designed to test nine skills abilities in adult students functioning below a tenth grade level. The nine test sections are approximate reading level, understanding of basic math concepts and symbols, general thinking/reasoning ability, eye-hand…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adults
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 13 titles deal with the following topics: the role of visual pattern perception in the development of children's reading skills; a comparison of students' silent reading, oral reading, and listening comprehension; semantic…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Patterns, College Freshmen
