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Rosner, Jerome – 1971
This paper describes a visual-motor training program that has been successfully implemented with children aged 3-11. Various studies related to the development of children's visual-motor skills are reviewed and a rationale associated with the teaching of appropriate visual-motor processes is explained. Application of this rationale to the visual…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Geometric Concepts, Grade 1, Learning Readiness
Gillam, Barbara – Scientific American, 1980
Various theories are introduced to explain illusions in which the length, orientation, curvature or direction is wrongly perceived. The role of eye movements in the process of diminution is discussed. (SA)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Experimental Psychology, Geometric Concepts, Perception Tests
Byrd, D.A.; Jacobs, D.M.; Hilton, H.J.; Stern, Y.; Manly, J.J. – Brain and Cognition, 2005
The current study explored possible sources of demographic effects through analyses of errors from modified formats of the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) completed by African American elders. Results indicate that: (1) reading level was a stronger predictor of BVRT performance than years of education; (2) on the single-item matching format of…
Descriptors: African Americans, Older Adults, Perception Tests, Visual Perception