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Peer reviewedPhelps, LeAdelle; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Evaluated correlations between the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities (WJTCA) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) with 55 behavior disordered adolescent males. Results indicated good concurrent validity for the WJTCA Broad Cognitive Score but suggest that WJTCA is heavily verbal weighted. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Delinquency
Peer reviewedRussell, Tommy; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Investigated the effects of verbal-mediated modeling on transfer to a criterion-referenced paper/pencil task in 51 low-IQ students. Results indicated no significant correlation between concrete operational reasoning and reading comprehension, mathematical reasoning, or language expression. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conservation (Concept), Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedSwanson, Lee – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
One reversal and two multiple baseline designs were used to assess the effects of punishment on the disruptive behavior of six adolescent learning disability students. During baseline conditions of praise and ignore contingencies, the frequency of inappropriate preacademic behavior was assessed. With the institution of punishment procedures,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Learning Disabilities
Use of the Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery with Culturally Variant Learning-Disabled Students.
Peer reviewedAnderson, Peggy L; Morris, Patricia D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Administered Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery (WLPB) to 18 learning-disabled adolescents from culturally variant population in rural southern Louisiana and to matched group of normal achievers. Found group status to have significant effect on cluster scores. Results suggest that WLPB may be useful for culturally diverse students when…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Learning Disabilities, Rural Youth
