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Peer reviewedEpstein, Michael H.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1977
The reliability of the Matching Familiar Figures Test, a measure of reflection-impulsivity, with 20 impulsive learning disabled boys (mean age 10 years) was investigated. nAuthor)
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedBrown, Ronald T.; Quay, Lorene C. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1977
To evaluate the construct validity of J. Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFF), both the latency and error scores of 30 9- to 15-year-old normal and "acting-out" behavior-disordered children were compared. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Tests, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary Education
Gozali, Joav – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Research, Mild Mental Retardation, Perception Tests
Download full textLoper, Ann B.; Hallahan, Daniel P. – 1979
The relationship between academic performance and cognitive tempo as measured by the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFF) was investigated in 66 learning disabled children (ages 7 to 12 years). Results of a simple correlation analysis indicated the test to be a sensitive predictor of achievement; however, this relationship was substantially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Conceptual Tempo
Peer reviewedBecker, Laurence D.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1978
The study involving 371 first graders in the initial sample and 206 in the follow-up evaluated the reliability and validity of the Matching Familiar Figures Test for its possible use in diagnosing the learning problems of young children, who may need special educational services. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research
Quay, Lorene C.; Weld, Gary L. – 1977
Research on selective attention in learning disabled (LD) children is reviewed, and a study comparing the selective attention performance of 60 7-and 12-year-old LD and normal children to visual and auditory stimuli is reported. Each S was tested for focal and incidental memory individually in either the auditory or visual mode of stimulus…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Aural Learning, Children
Peer reviewedGuralnick, Michael J. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1976
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Feedback
Mock, Karen R.; And Others – 1978
This study investigated whether the stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin) would differentially affect performance on a test of cognitive style by hyperactive children. Subjects were 55 children, (ages 7 to 15) referred to the Learning Clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada for hyperactivity and/or learning problems. A paired…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
