Sex and Group Differences in Reading and Attention Disordered Children with and without Hyperkinesis.

Ackerman, Peggy T.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ288266

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Publication Date: 1983

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Sex and Group Differences in Reading and Attention Disordered Children with and without Hyperkinesis.

Ackerman, Peggy T.; And Others

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v16 n7 p407-15 Aug-Sep 1983

Four groups of 7- to 10-year-old girls (N=37), who were either (1) hyperactive, (2) reading disabled, (3) hyperactive and reading disabled, or (4) solely attention disordered, were contrasted with male counterparts on measures of intelligence, achievement, personality, and cognitive style. Among findings were significant sex differences across groups on six measures. (Author/MC)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Females, Hyperactivity, Intelligence, Learning Disabilities, Personality Assessment, Reading Difficulties, Sex Differences, Testing

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