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Meyer, Marianne S.; Wood, Frank B.; Hart, Lesley A.; Felton, Rebecca H. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1998
The Rapid Automatized Naming Test was studied cross sectionally in a sample of kindergartners (n=342) at risk for reading disability and longitudinally in an epidemiologically normal sample of children (n=160). Findings indicate the absolute color/object naming speed was strongly related to reading level and vocabulary across grades. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Early Identification, Elementary Education, Identification, Predictor Variables
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Croen, Lila G.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (NY) found that performance on examinations during the third month of medical school was highly predictive of performance during the first two years of medical school. This predictor was more powerful than Medical College Admission Test scores and/or undergraduate grade point averages in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Identification, High Risk Students, Higher Education
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Barnes, Henrietta N.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
A course in the early detection and outpatient management of alcoholism for medical residents is discussed. Unlike other courses on alcoholism that have emphasized changes in physicians' attitudes, this course was designed to promote changes in residents' practice behavior and to foster the development of necessary clinical skills. (MLW)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Course Descriptions