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Convergence of Deaf Children's Sociometric Scores and Teachers' Behavioral Ratings.
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Bolton, Brian; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Compared the ratings of 24 deaf children who judged each other, using a standard sociometric technique, with ratings by their teachers. The correlations between the two sources at four assessment periods replicated previous findings of substantial convergence of teachers' behavioral ratings and children's sociometric scores. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Congruence (Psychology), Deafness, Peer Evaluation
The Comparison of Performance by Sex of Deaf Children on the WISC-R.
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Phelps, LeAdelle; Ensor, Allan – Psychology in the Schools, 1987
Administered the Performance Scale of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) to 60 female and 65 male hearing-impaired subjects. Found a significant sex difference on the Coding subtest, with females outperforming males. Deaf females possessed significantly better visual-motor coordination and speed, while males demonstrated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
Behavior Problems in Blind Children and Youth: A Prevalence Study.
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Hirshoren, Alfred; Schnittjer, Carl J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Assessed behavior problems in blind children (N=104) at a residential school. Teachers completed the Behavior Problem Checklist and results were compared with previous studies of deaf children. Results were more similar to those with hearing impaired children in the residential setting than to deaf children at home or nonhandicapped children.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Blindness, Children, Cohort Analysis