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Kausler, Donald H.; Puckett, James M. – Journal of Gerontology, 1980
Study replicates and extends the results obtained by Attig and Hasher (1980) in finding null effects for adult age variation and instructional variation on a relative frequency judgment task. Finds nonsignificant covariation for both young and elderly adults between judgment proficiency and paired-associate learning proficiency. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Measurement, Intelligence Differences, Memory
Stein, Joan Lerner; Budoff, Milton – 1973
Compared were performances of 39 educable mentally retarded (EMR) Ss, mean chronological age (CA) 11 1/2 years, mean mental age (MA) 7 3/4 years; 25 fifth graders matched on CA; and 27 second graders matched on MA to determine whether children of different ages and IQ spontaneously demonstrate learning strategies after repeated practice with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences
Rohwer, William D., Jr.; Levin, Joel R. – 1970
The major emphasis of this study is on the comparative validities of paired-associate learning tests and IQ tests in predicting reading achievement. The study engages in a brief review of earlier research in order to examine the validity of two assumptions--that the construction and/or the use of a tactic that simplifies a learning task is one of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes