Nonverbal Intellectual Assessment of Hispanic and Speech-Impaired Adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13653138 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D D Flemmer (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Gale H Roid (George Fox University) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1115-1122 |
| Publication date | 1997-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.3c.1115 |
| PMID | 9246879 |
| OpenAlex | W2107222187 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
A comprehensive new nonverbal cognitive battery (Leiter-R) was given to examine the nonverbal cognitive performance of adolescents, ages 11 to 21 from majority and nonmajority (Hispanic) ethnic backgrounds. A total of 258 Euro-American (non-Hispanic) and 62 Hispanic adolescents composed the ethnic-contrast samples (81% Euro-American vs 19% Hispanic). Also, the study used the Leiter-R to contrast the cognitive performance of speech-impaired adolescents with typical children, ages 11 to 15. There were 203 without and 21 with speech impairments. The speech-impaired contrast sample was comprised of Euro-American (75%) and African-American (25%). This sampling provided direct comparisons equated for ethnicity. Small effect size differences (.11) were found on 3 of the 10 nonverbal subtests of the Visualization and Reasoning battery of the Leiter-R between Euro-American and Hispanic adolescents and the speech-impaired contrasts (effect size difference of .17). The Leiter-R exhibited potential for ethnic fairness in assessment. Further, promise for unbiased assessment of speech-impaired adolescents was provided. Fairness of assessment was especially evident for speech-impaired adolescents on the "visual" subtests of Picture Context, Matching, and Form Completion
Audiology · Cognition · Context (archaeology · Contrast (vision · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Nonverbal communication · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Language Development and Disorders · Medicine · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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