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Rethinking Conceptual Approaches to the Study of "Listening"
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Bostrom, Robert N. – International Journal of Listening, 2011
Theory about listening has been strongly affected by methodological orientations and institutional pressures. It would help if researchers spent more time on the objects of study rather than method. Traditional listening research has confused listening with general cognitive abilities, such as IQ. Studying listening as memory is a tempting…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Cognitive Ability, Second Language Instruction, Listening Skills
Validity of the General Conceptual Ability Score from the Differential Ability Scales as a Function of Significant and Rare Interfactor Variability
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Kotz, Kasey M.; Watkins, Marley W.; McDermott, Paul A. – School Psychology Review, 2008
Some researchers have argued that discrepant broad index scores invalidate IQs, but others have questioned the fundamental logic of that argument. To resolve this debate, the present study used a nationally representative sample of children (N = 1,200) who were matched individually for IQ. Children with significantly uneven broad index score…
Descriptors: Validity, Scores, Measures (Individuals), Intelligence
An Investigation of the Academic Processing Speed of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Served in Public School Settings
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Benner, Gregory J.; Allor, Jill H.; Mooney, Paul – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
Little is known about the academic processing speed (i.e., rapid automatic naming and academic fluency) of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) served in public school settings. A cross-sectional design was used to investigate the (a) percentage of K-12 students with EBD served in public school settings with…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Behavior Disorders, Social Adjustment
Working Memory and Specific Language Impairment: An Update on the Relation and Perspectives on Assessment and Treatment
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Montgomery, James W.; Magimairaj, Beula M.; Finney, Mianisha C. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2010
Purpose: Children with specific language impairment (SLI) demonstrate significant language impairments despite normal-range hearing and nonverbal IQ. Many of these children also show marked deficits in working memory (WM) abilities. However, the theoretical and clinical characterization of the association between WM and language limitations in SLI…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Short Term Memory, Children, Language Acquisition
Describing the Sensory Abnormalities of Children and Adults with Autism
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Leekam, Susan R.; Nieto, Carmen; Libby, Sarah J.; Wing, Lorna; Gould, Judith – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Patterns of sensory abnormalities in children and adults with autism were examined using the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO). This interview elicits detailed information about responsiveness to a wide range of sensory stimuli. Study 1 showed that over 90% of children with autism had sensory abnormalities and had…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Autism, Sensory Integration, Children
The Relationship between Compulsive Behaviour and Academic Achievement across the Three Genetic Subtypes of Prader-Willi Syndrome
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Zarcone, J.; Napolitano, D.; Peterson, C.; Breidbord, J.; Ferraioli, S.; Caruso-Anderson, M.; Holsen, L.; Butler, M. G.; Thompson, T. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic syndrome associated with several physical, cognitive and behavioural characteristics. For many individuals with this syndrome, compulsive behaviour is often noted in both food and non-food situations. The focus of this paper is on the non-food-related compulsions in individuals with PWS and…
Descriptors: Genetics, Academic Achievement, Mental Retardation, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)