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Direct linkSeabi, Joseph; Amod, Zaytoon – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2009
The present study explored the effects of a mediated intervention programme on a sample of Grade 5 learners, in a remedial school. The participants (n = 20) were systematically sampled and they constituted two groups; namely, Individual Mediation (n = 10) and Group Mediation (n = 10). It was hypothesised that participants exposed to this programme…
Descriptors: Intervention, Measures (Individuals), Grade 5, Cognitive Processes
Use of the Learning Potential Assessment Device in Assessment and Remediation of a Learning Problem.
Skuy, Mervyn; And Others – 1987
A case study was undertaken of an 11-year-old Israeli girl of above average intelligence but manifesting specific learning disabilities in mathematics and related areas. The Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD), a measure to identify cognitive deficiencies and strengths and suggest mediation or intervention procedures to alleviate or…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Emotional Problems
Peer reviewedWatts, Walter J. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1985
To assess Feuerstein's Learning Potential Assessment Device's (LPAD) ability to identify deficient cognitive functions, Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices were administered to 176 elementary/junior high students--25 percent were rescored--and 12 complete LPAD reports from a university educational clinic were reanalyzed. Correlations were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMiller, Phyllis, Ed. – Mensa Research Journal, 2002
This journal issue presents four major articles on cultural diversity issues in the education of gifted students. The first article is "An Alternative Approach to the Identification of Gifted Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners" by Carol S. Lidz and Sheila L. Macrine. It evaluates a dynamic assessment approach to…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Style, Comparative Education, Creativity
Skuy, Mervyn; And Others – Gifted Education International, 1988
In an Israeli community of low socioeconomic status, conventional ability measures and the Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD) were administered to 165 high-achieving intermediate grade students and their classmates. High-achieving students scored higher than classmates on both conventional and LPAD measures but scored higher than the norm…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Academically Gifted, Aptitude Tests
Sibaya, Patrick T.; And Others – Gifted Education International, 1996
This paper discusses the limitations of assessment procedures used with ethnic minority students in South Africa, using a nationwide survey of psychologists to gauge their knowledge of culturally fair and appropriate assessment techniques. The Learning Potential Assessment Device is recommended for the assessment of giftedness, intelligence, and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Culture Fair Tests, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education
Samuda, Ronald J. – 1990
The unprecedented influx of new settlers into Canada since 1962 has compounded the problems of minority student assessment and placement. This paper discusses the underlying issues involved in assessment and placement of minority students, then reviews related problems. Until the 1950s, Canada's school system, like that of Great Britain and the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students
