A twenty-six-month follow-up study was made of 75 Anglo- and Spanish-American primary school children who were examined on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities, and the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test in order to determine the specific cognitive deficits which might account for the poor…

These proceedings are comprised of the following papers on Spanish-speaking people in the United States: "Sampling and generalization in anthropological research on Spanish-speaking groups" (T. Weaver); "Social class, assimilation and acculturation" (J. Moore); "The study of migrants as members of social systems" (L.…

Thirty bilingual Hispanoamerican students between the ages of eight and thirteen were given verbal and non-verbal intelligence tests which were then correlated with overall school grade point average. Non-verbal tests resulted in higher correlations; the Raven Colored Progressive Matrices appeared to be the best predictor of school successes of…

Developmental and cultural factors in the use of imagery in learning and retaining specific paired associate tasks were studied in Anglo and Spanish American children. (ST)

This paper describes a program whereby elementary school children are allowed to select their own reinforcement for performing a specified behavior (reading). An evaluation of the program shows significant improvement of reading ability. (RWP)

This 60-item questionnaire is designed to measure attitudes toward school among sixth grade Spanish American students. The respondents mark their answers on a 1 to 5, true to false continuum. Administration instructions are included. (See also TM 000 994) (DLG)

Over 1,000 black, white, and Spanish, moderately disadvantaged and affluent children from Grades 2, 4, and 6 were given the Gruen, Korte, Stephens Internal-External Scale. Results are discussed in terms of ethnic, socioeconomic and sex differences, and score relation to grade point average.

Providing relevant data, analyses, and observations, with particular reference to the cognitive and affective development of bilingual children, the 1973-74 Grants Bilingual-Bicultural Program evaluation determined the personnel's attitudes and perceptions about program components and operations and the children's responses to bilingual-bicultural…

The primary objective of this study was to identify concentrations and locations of American Indian, Asian American, Black, and Spanish Surname students attending the public schools of California. A comparative analysis of the four ethnic minority groups being studied is also presented. The study first identifies four major ethnic minority groups…

An examination of statewide testing program results for New Mexico are presented under the following headings: (1) Assessment of Mental Abilities, School Year 1972-73, Grade 1; (2) Assessment of Academic Aptitude and Achievement, School Year 1972-73, Grade 5; (3) Assessment of Academic Aptitude and Achievement, School Year 1972-73, Grade 8; and…

Scores on a 30 item Piagetian test were used to predict: (1) Subject's surname (Spanish vs. non-Spanish); (2) Subject's language (Spanish spoken at home or not spoken at home); (3) Subject's letter grade in science, and (4) Subjects score on a science test. Anglo-American subjects were found to achieve significantly higher than did…

Investigated sex differences in mathematical and spatial (visual-analytic) skills in groups of Hispanic, Black, and White students prior to and during adolescence. (JMB)

The cooperative behavior of 144 children in three groups--Cuban-Americans in either private or public schools and Anglo-Americans--decreased when task instructions emphasized individual rewards. Only the Anglo-American children, who maintained a significant level of competitiveness throughout, significantly increased their competitive behavior in…

THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS TO DETERMINE THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS. THE DATA ACCUMULATED ARE TO BE USED IN FURTHER RESEARCH, EVALUATION, PLANNING, AND REPORTS IN CONNECTION WITH COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT…