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Peer reviewedWaber, Deborah P.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
Tests the hypothesis that high-SES children process information more efficiently using mechanisms associated with the left hemisphere and that low-SES children process more efficiently using the right. A laterality task was administered tachistoscopically to 120 children, divided evenly by SES (high and low), sex, and grade (fifth and seventh).…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedWentzel, Kathryn R. – Child Development, 1991
Studied the relationship between academic performance and socially responsible behavior, sociometric status, goal setting, interpersonal trust, and problem solving in a sample of 423 sixth and seventh graders. Found that each aspect of social competence was related to students' grades. (BC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
