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Peer reviewedFountain, Juanita Cummings; Fillmer, H. Thompson – Reading Improvement, 1987
Investigates the relationship between hemisphere, brain preferences, and academic failure or success by studying 131 average and above average fourth and seventh grade students. Concludes that cerebral hemisphere functions do affect learning. (MM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedVan Giesen, Angela M.; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1987
Assesses the differences in reading achievement scores of remedial reading students identified as having differing hemispheric specializations by studying 64 fourth- and fifth-grade students in a remedial reading program. Suggests that no significant difference exists on the comprehension subtest when hemispheric preference was considered,…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Elementary Education, Females, Grade 4
