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Peer reviewedDixon, Felicia A.; Cross, Tracy L.; Adams, Cheryll M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Study uses three measurements in order to determine the psychological makeup of academically gifted students who are admitted to and leave home to attend a residential school. Results indicate six different cluster groups described as: mathematics focus; social focus; nonathletic group; low overall self concept group; verbal group; and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, High Schools, Psychological Characteristics, Residential Schools
Peer reviewedRubin, Harold H.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Often regarded as equivalent instruments, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) yielded significantly different Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale scores for intellectually subaverage group, with WAIS-R consistently providing higher scores. This has implications for issues of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Institutionalized Persons, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedBolton, 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
Peer reviewedAllie, Stephen M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
A group of 135 children with adjustment problems, referred to a semiresidential educational setting, were evaluated using the Children's Nowicki-Strickland Scale of Internal-External Control. Pretest scores were factor-analyzed, revealing two correlated factors: general feelings of helplessness in interpersonal relationships, and general feelings…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Interpersonal Relationship, Locus of Control, Problem Children
Peer reviewedPhelps, 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
Peer reviewedHirshoren, 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
