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Use Of The Pals Test To Differentiate Between High Achieving And Low Achieving Fifth Gradestudents: A Validity Study, Mickey H. Parson Jan 1970

Use Of The Pals Test To Differentiate Between High Achieving And Low Achieving Fifth Gradestudents: A Validity Study, Mickey H. Parson

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine if the PALS Tests (Williams, 1958, 1961, 1964) would significantly differentiate between low achieving and hie;h achieving 5th-grade students. The basic design was the same basic design as used by Williams (1961), except that high achieving and low achieving students were used instead of acting-out and normal children. It was intended that this research supplement existing data concerning validity of the PALS Tests. The test author (Williams 1958, 1961, 1964) seems to be the only person who has conducted research regarding the PALS.


The Effect Of Pretesting On The Training Of Conservation Behavior, Lynn Mannan Aug 1969

The Effect Of Pretesting On The Training Of Conservation Behavior, Lynn Mannan

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The purpose of the present research is to determine if a relationship exists between the traditional Piaget tasks used to identify the preoperational and transitional children and the effects of the training procedures designed to increase conservation behavior.