Date of Award

2000

Degree Name

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Type of Degree

M.A.

Document Type

Thesis

First Advisor

Del Lawhon

Second Advisor

James Ranson

Third Advisor

Stephen O'Keefe

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) can discriminate between learning disabled students and non-learning disabled students. Subjects ranged from ages 9 through 16 in both groups. The control group consisted of 30 subjects with an IQ score of 80 to 120 as measured by the WISC-ID, no history of physical or emotional problems, and scores equivalent with IQ on the achievement test as measured by the WIAT. The LD group consisted of30 subjects which had a I. 75 discrepancy between scores on the WISC-ID and the WIAT. All subjects were given a battery of test in order to determine if the neurological test could discriminate between LD and non-LD subjects. The neurological battery of test include: Children's Category Test, Children's Memory Scale, Berry-Visual Motor Integration Test, Grooved Pegboard, Children's Auditory Verbal Learning Test-II, Benton Visual Retention Test, DCS: A Visual Learning and Memory Test for Neuropsychological Assessment, Trails A and Trails B, and the Stroop. The results showed that the Benton Visual Retention Test could discriminated between LD and non-LD subjects on the total correct score.

Subject(s)

Learning disabled children -- Testing.

Learning disabled teenagers -- Testing.

Learning disabilities -- Diagnosis.

Neuropsychological tests for children.

Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT)

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