ERIC Number: EJ806803
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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Profile Analysis of Deaf Children Using the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test
Krivitski, Erin C.; McIntosh, David E.; Rothlisberg, Barbara; Finch, Holmes
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v22 n4 p338-350 2004
This study was conducted to determine whether children who are deaf perform similarly to hearing children on the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT; Bracken & McCallum, 1998). The children classified as deaf demonstrated a hearing loss of 60 dB or more, were prelingually deaf, and did not exhibit co-morbidity. They were matched on age, gender, race/ethnicity, and highest combined parental education level with hearing children from the UNIT standardization sample. Profile analysis found that both groups displayed similar patterns of performance on the six UNIT subtests. This consistency supports the UNIT as a viable measure of cognitive abilities when deaf children must be assessed for educational decision making. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Children, Deafness, Intelligence Tests, Profiles, Nonverbal Ability, Cognitive Ability, Matched Groups, Performance
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