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ERIC Number: EJ415905
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
Modality Preference and Word Learning: The Predictive Ability of the Swassing-Barbe Modality Index and the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities.
Kampwirth, Thomas J.; MacKenzie, Karen
Educational Research Quarterly, v13 n2 p18-25 1989
The relationship between modality styles and reading achievement was studied for 51 first graders given 2 subtests of the Swassing-Barbe Modality Index, 2 subtests of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities, and 2 tests of nonsense words. There was no significant interaction between modality preference and reading achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Style, Comparative Testing, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Memory, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Primary Education, Psycholinguistics, Reading Achievement, Test Validity, Visual Perception
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities; Modality Preference; Subtests; Swassing Barbe Modality Index; Word Learning