Kelly Gleason

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the correlation between a test of academic achievement (SAT-9) and a test of cognitive ability (WISC-III PIQ), and between a test of academic achievement (SAT-9) and tests of memory and learning (TOMAL VSR and WSR subtests), and (2) to examine the degree to which each type of test (either WISC-III PIQ, TOMAL WSR, or TOMAL VSR) is predictive of achievement in several achievement areas for deaf and hard of hearing children. The TOMAL WSR and VSR subtests were administered to 30 children enrolled at a school for the deaf in Buffalo, NY. Data on WISC-ITI PIQ and SAT-9 scores were obtained from school records. Test instructions were given through Total Communication, using a combination of American Sign Language and spoken English. Significant correlations were found between the WISC-III PIQ and each SAT-9 subtest as well as between both subtests of the TOMAL and each SAT-9 subtest. Only the VSR subtest of the TOMAL was found to significantly predict achievement on the Reading Comprehension, Total Language, and Problem Solving subtests of the SAT-9. The study provides support for the use of tests of visual memory in the psychological assessment of deaf children.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Deaf children--Ability testing; Deaf children--Education; Academic achievement--Research

Publication Date

5-1-1998

Document Type

Thesis

Department, Program, or Center

Department of Psychology (CLA)

Advisor

Lukomski, Jennifer

Comments

Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: HV2443 .G55 1998

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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