The Effects of Positive Examiner Verbal Comments on the Total WISC-R Performance of Institutionalized EMR Students.

Saigh, Philip A.

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ERIC Number: EJ248310

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Publication Date: 1981

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The Effects of Positive Examiner Verbal Comments on the Total WISC-R Performance of Institutionalized EMR Students.

Saigh, Philip A.

Journal of School Psychology, v19 n1 p86-91 Spr 1981

Studied (N=40) educably mentally retarded students in an experimental group who were verbally praised after responses to the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised). Scaled scores for five of eleven subtests, in addition to the Verbal, Performance and Full Scale indices, were significantly greater under the experimental procedure. (Author)

Descriptors: Examiners, Feedback, Institutionalized Persons, Mild Mental Retardation, Positive Reinforcement, Psychological Testing, Special Education, Test Anxiety, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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