Relationship Between Mental Abilities, Social Class, and Exposure to English in Chinese Fourth Graders.

Yee, Leland Y.; Laforge, Rolfe

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Publication Date: 1974

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Relationship Between Mental Abilities, Social Class, and Exposure to English in Chinese Fourth Graders

Yee, Leland Y.; Laforge, Rolfe

Journal of Educational Psychology, 66, 6, 826-34, Dec 74

No relationship was found between social class and 12 Wechsler Intelligence Scale (WISC) for children subtests, the WISC Overall total, the WISC Verbal Subtests, the WISC Verbal total, or the WISC Performance total. A relationship was found between social class and the six WISC Performance subtests. (Author/BJG)

Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Chinese Americans, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Private Schools, Social Class, Social Differences, Verbal Ability

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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