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Henderson, Norman B.; And Others – 1969
It was assumed on the basis of projection theory that a picture of a person drawn by a child reflects that child's self-image. Six hundred ninety-eight 7-year-old economically disadvantaged children (Negro N=232, white N=466) were told to draw a picture of a person. Each picture was then scored as a Draw-A-Person Test. There was no significant…
Descriptors: Personality Assessment, Projective Measures, Psychological Evaluation, Racial Differences
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Cohen, Stephen H.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1972
Descriptors: Art, Child Psychology, Evaluation Criteria, Freehand Drawing
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Mostkoff, Debra L.; Lazarus, Phillip J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Investigates an objective scoring system in terms of interrater reliabiltiy and test-retest reliability, using drawings from 50 elementary students. Results confirmed the reliability of the scoring system and suggest differences in drawings may be due to a child's mood changes rather than the instability of the instrument. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Family Relationship