Research article summary (published 30 May 1986):

Perceptual learning by educable mentally retarded, average, and gifted children of primary school age.

Full Abstract

A match-to-sample task and a preference-ranking procedure were used to provide predifferentiation experiences on a color discrimination for 6- and 8-yr.-old children. The subjects included an educable mentally retarded 8-yr.-old group, an average 8-yr.-old group, a gifted 6-yr.-old group, and an average 6-yr.-old group. Mental age was the best predictor of success on task. A significant interaction of sex and teaching method suggests an advantage of girls in this group in instructional situations in which the perceptual learning task and testing tasks are not exactly the same. Girls did better than boys when a different response for task content was required in testing from that in teaching. Boys and girls performed similarly when the training task was the same as the testing task.

Author information

Author/s: Lutzer, V D (VD);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1986-Jun; vol 62 (issue 3) : pp 959-66

Dates: Created 1986/08/13; Completed 1986/08/13; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 3725532, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Achievement Child Child, Gifted - psychology Color Perception Discrimination Learning Education of Mentally Retarded

Female Humans Male Mental Recall Mental Retardation - psychology Sex Factors

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