CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Orthographic Depth, Dont, Dyslexia

23 views10 pages

coffeecaribou13

7 Mar 2016

School

Brock University

Department

Child and Youth Studies

Course

CHYS 2P10

Professor

Anthony Volk

For unlimited access to Class Notes, a Class+ subscription is required.

Document Summary

Intelligence is a trait or set of traits on which individuals differ: early binet-simon test. To determine intelligence, they sought to examine items that were correlated with high teacher ratings. From this they developed the binet-simon test of intelligence, which gave a score in terms of the child"s mental level (also referred to as mental age. Goal was to evaluate children relative to their peers. These tests were eventually modified in the u. s. a. to become the stanford-binet test. This test reported test scores in terms of intelligent quotient (iq), which was a function of the mental age of the child divided by their actual physical age. Adult version is the wais-iii, child version is the wisc-iii. Stanford-binet intelligence scale: intelligence quotient calculated as. The wechsler scales: wppsi iii, wisc iv, tests include both verbal and nonverbal (performance) measures. Able to find out appropriate placements and assessments for this child.

Related Questions

Several studies suggest that breast-fed babies become more intelligent children than formula-fed babies. One such study (Mortensen, Michaelsen, Sanders & Reinisch, 2002) involved a sample of over 3,000 women and men born in Copenhagen, Denmark, between October 1959 and December 1961. The samples were divided into five categories based on duration of breast-feeding, as assessed by physician interview with mothers at a one-year examination. The childâs intelligence was assessed using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) at a mean age of 27.2 years. The results showed that duration of breast-feeding was associated with significantly higher scores on the verbal, performance, and full scale WAIS IAs. This difference was observed even after the researchers adjusted for differences in the social class and maternal education of the two groups. (This adjustment allowed the researchers to rule out any preexisting differences in the groups that might have independently contributed to IQ differences in their children. The authors acknowledged that other differences between the groups, such as the childrenâs genetic potential or their parentsâ caregiving skills or motivation to nurture, could explain the results. However, they believe that human milk contains various hormones and other factors that enhance brain growth and maturation.

1. State the research hypothesis in your own words. Identify the independent and dependent variables, and define all important concepts and terms as they are used in this study.

2. What evidence do the researchers offer as a test of their hypothesis? Is this evidence empirical (observable)? Is it valid?

3. What explanation do the researchers offer for their findings? Does this explanation make sense based on the evidence?

4. Given the results of this study, why canât the researchers draw a causal connection between type of food and later intelligence? What might be an alternative explanation for the results of this study? What could the researchers do in order to make a causal connection between the dependent and independent variables?

5. Are there any practical implications for this research?

CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Orthographic Depth, Dont, Dyslexia

Document Summary

Get access

Related Documents

CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Mental Age

CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Socioeconomic Status, Dyslexia, Phonemic Awareness

CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Intelligence Quotient, Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children, Mental Age

Related Questions