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Peer reviewedFountain, Juanita Cummings; Fillmer, H. Thompson – Reading Improvement, 1987
Investigates the relationship between hemisphere, brain preferences, and academic failure or success by studying 131 average and above average fourth and seventh grade students. Concludes that cerebral hemisphere functions do affect learning. (MM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedBell, Michael L.; Roubinek, Darrell L. – Reading Improvement, 1989
Compares fourth-graders' subtest scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT), the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), and the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT). Finds right-brain dominant students scored better on four SAT subtests, and left-brain dominant students scored better on four ITBS subtests and two MAT subtests. (NH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research
