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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Effects of Verbal Mediation Training on the Problem-Solving Skills of Children with Partial Sight and Children without Visual Impairments.
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Cole, Peter G.; Pheng, Lee Chee – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1998
Thirty children with partial sight and 30 children with unimpaired sight (all 8- to 12-years old) received either verbal-mediation or visual-mediation training regimes. The verbal mediation training was superior to visual mediation training on a problem-solving task for both children with partial sight and children without visual impairments.…
Descriptors: Children, Instructional Effectiveness, Partial Vision, Problem Solving
A Critical Analysis of Siegel's Case for Revision of the Learning Disability Construct.
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Cole, Peter G. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1993
This paper presents a theoretical model illustrating L. Siegel's revisionist conceptualization of learning disabilities and then presents an alternative underachievement model. The paper argues that the alternative model applies standard regression procedures which would lead to a more appropriate definition of learning disabilities and applies…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient
Effects of Gifted Labels and Competency Factors on Regular Class Students' Estimates of the Academic and Social Competence of a Male Student.
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Cole, Peter G.; Cilia, Josephene – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1990
Adolescents (n=173) rated the academic and social characteristics of a male peer who was videotaped as a highly competent student and as an average student. Students judged the competent target as likely to be more successful in academic subjects, more socially acceptable, and a better leader than the less competent peer. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Gifted, Interpersonal Competence, Junior High Schools