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Peer reviewedWilgosh, L.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1986
The article addresses minority assessment issues, describes a Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-- Revised (WISC-R) re-norming (for Inuit children) project, examines usefulness of the re-normed WISC-R and reports results of a study comparing gifted and average Inuit children on the WISC-R, Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test, and the Goodenough…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Eskimos
Peer reviewedWilgosh, L.; French, C. – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1984
Ratings of needed skills were compared for groups of parents and teachers of elementary and secondary moderately disabled pupils and employers involved and not involved in work experience programs. Parent, teacher, and employer perceptions of specific skills which should be the school's responsibility were generally consistent. (CL)
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Attitudes
Peer reviewedWilgosh, L.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1987
Normative data collected for the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test from children (ages 7-14) in urban and rural Alberta and for Inuit children in the Northwest Territories, Canada, were consistently below the Harris norms particularly for the Draw-a-Woman test. Alternate sets of Draw-a-Person norms are proposed for use with these groups. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing
Peer reviewedWilgosh, L.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1990
Item analysis data were collected for the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test and Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, from urban and rural Alberta (Canada) youngsters and Inuit youngsters from the Northwest Territories (Canada). Both tests were inadequate in individual item difficulty levels, suggesting the necessity of revising scoring systems and…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Eskimos
Peer reviewedWilgosh, L.; Chomicki, S. – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1991
Health care issues of families of children with chronic disabilities are explored using (1) data from earlier research and (2) a questionnaire survey (52 responses) of parents of children with moderate or severe mental disabilities. Among findings was that the degree of severity of the intellectual impairment affected parental perceptions of…
Descriptors: Child Health, Medical Services, Moderate Mental Retardation, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedWilgosh, L.; Mulcahy, R. – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1993
Reviews various approaches to assessment and instruction of Native students in Canada and the United States, particularly attempts to identify Native learning styles and to adapt curriculum to them. Describes two approaches particularly suitable for Native and other minority students because they teach social and academic cognitive and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, American Indian Education, Cognitive Style, Educational Strategies
