Date of Award
2000
Degree Name
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Del Lawhon
Abstract
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Children's Category Test (CCT) in identifying LD children between the ages 9 and 14. Fifty-seven children were involved in the study: 27 with a previous diagnosis of LD and 29 with no diagnosis. All subjects were tested with the WISC-III and found to have an IQ no less than 80 and no higher than 120. The CCT was administered to all 57 children and their error scores on each subtest and total scores were calculated. None of the means of any of the scores for the LD and control groups were found to be statistically at the .10 level. While neurological damage has been shown to play a part in development of learning disorders, other factors may also play a large role. Further research is recommended to determine an appropriate role, if any, the CCT can play in assessment for LDs.
Subject(s)
Psychological tests for children.
Learning disabilities -- Diagnosis.
Children -- Intelligence testing.
Recommended Citation
Worth, Donald E., "The ability of the children's category test to discriminate from non-ld students, ages 9 to 14" (2000). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1953.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1953
