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| Psychology in the Schools | 9 |
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| Epstein, Michael H. | 1 |
| Hale, Robert L. | 1 |
| Labrentz, Erica | 1 |
| Lesiak, Judi | 1 |
| Oakland, Thomas | 1 |
| Randel, Mildred A. | 1 |
| Wallbrown, Fred H. | 1 |
| Wallbrown, Jane D. | 1 |
| Williams, Fern C. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedOakland, Thomas; Williams, Fern C. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Examines the effectiveness of peer tutors as a means of facilitating the reading achievement of other children reading below their grade placement. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Peer Teaching, Program Evaluation, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedLesiak, Judi – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Compares effectiveness of the Gates-MacGinitie Readiness Skills Test (G-M) and Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) for predicting reading achievement in grade one and studies whether either test differentially predicts reading in an i.t.a. approach or a t.o. sight approach. G-M was a better predictor than ITPA for both groups.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Predictive Measurement, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedRandel, Mildred A.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Multiple-regression procedures were used to assess effectiveness of the ABC Inventory and the Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) in predicting first- and third-grade reading achievement. MRT performance accounted for 11 percent of the variance in first-grade SRA reading scores. In predicting third-grade reading, the MRT accounted for 26 percent of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedWallbrown, Jane D.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
This study investigates the relationship between selected facets of perceptual-cognitive development at the kindergarten level and subsequent reading achievement during first grade. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Kindergarten Children, Perception Tests, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedHale, Robert L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Study investigated efficacy of predicting academic achievement as measured by the WRAT, using Verbal and Performance scores of WISC-R as predictors. Both tests were given to 155 children referred for psychological evaluations. Performance IQ did not significantly predict academic achievement, and Verbal IQ significantly predicted only Reading and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Arithmetic, Children
Peer reviewedLabrentz, Erica; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
The performance of 132 pre- and primary school children on a Bender-Gestalt copying task was compared with that of a multiple choice version. Significant correlation coefficients were obtained between the copying and recognition scores. The multiple choice version was also as successful as the copying test in predicting reading achievement scores.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Multiple Choice Tests, Perceptual Development
Peer reviewedEpstein, Michael H.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
The study compared the performance of severe and mild learning disabled children to normal children on a problem-solving task. The three types of children were assessed on the Matching Familiar Figures task. Results indicated that on the MFF, LD children, as a group, were more impulsive than normal children. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Exceptional Persons, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedEngin, Ann W.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
This study represents the first phase of an ongoing research program aimed identifying the dimensions of reading attitude and determining how these dimensions relate to a broader range of variables such as reading achievement, scholastic aptitude, classroom behavior, and cognitive styles. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedWallbrown, Fred H.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Construct validity of Survey of Reading Attitudes was investigated through a principal-factor analysis of the 88 items comprising the scale, along with measures of scholastic aptitude and reading skills (vocabulary and comprehension). Sample included 600 students selected so that 200 were obtained from each of the three intermediate grades.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Attitudes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
