The critical communicative methodology (CCM) is a methodological response to the dialogic turn of societies and sciences that has already had an important impact in transforming situations of inequality and exclusion. Research conducted with the CCM implies continuous and egalitarian dialogue among researchers and the people involved in the…

Longitudinal research on the links between intelligence and health behaviors among adolescents is rare. We report longitudinal data in which we assessed the relationships between intelligence as assessed in Grade 7 and consequential health outcomes in Grade 11. The mean age of respondents (N = 420; 188 males, 232 females) was 12.30 years (SD =…

The purpose of this study was to determine if language behavior differentiates between vocational and academic students, if language responses discriminate between intellectual, reading, and performance scores for the two groups and if the C/A Language Inventory is consistent in measurement and internal consistency. (Author)

This study tested the hypothesis that if a course is designed to encourage creative thinking and the corresponding examination provided a valid test of the extent to which the course objectives have been achieved, one could reasonably expect measures of divergent thinking ability and achievement in the examination to be positively correlated.…

This study provided more details on the nature of the intellectual deficit suffered by persons having closed head injuries and the recovery process as measured on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). (Author/RK)

This study was designed to assess the comparility of the McCarthy and Binet tests. (Author)

This paper discussed the intellectual functioning of an institutionalized population of narcotic addicts using the Shipley-Hartford Institute of Living Scale to measure intelligence. (Author/RK)

Factors influencing the delinquency of the educable mentally retarded are analyzed. (CK)

Variables related to the intellectual functioning of 597 visually impaired persons were investigated. (Editor)

The relation between intelligence at admission and subsequent rehospitalization was examined in 91 schizophrenic males. (Editor)

WAIS subtset standard scores, IQ scores, and factorial deviation quotients were correlated with Bender Gestalt recall scores for 111 vocational rehabilitation clients. Results found that the Bender recall task could not classify Ss as to general intelligence level with greater accuracy than could be obtained with the WAIS Vocabulary subtest alone.…

Research on laterality and intellectual abilities suggests that left-handed persons may be divided into two categories: one not discriminably different from those who are right-handed, and one deficient in intellectual and cognitive abilities. 7688 children were tested on handedness, intellectual performance, and scholastic aptitude in order to…

This research attempts to determine the usefulness of assessing academic achievement motivation, biographical information, and parental perceptions in the prediction of academic achievement and reading efficiency. The Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Lorge-Thorndike IQ test provided data for criterion measures of educational achievement…

A comprehensive review and analysis of significant research on malnutrition and learning. Indicates that nutritional factors contribute to depressed intellectual level and learning failure. (DM)