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Prediction of the academic success of children with suspected neurological impairments
Author(s) -
Gold Patricia,
Berk Ronald A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197907)35:3<505::aid-jclp2270350306>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - spelling , psychology , academic achievement , socioeconomic status , multivariate statistics , developmental psychology , intelligence quotient , low birth weight , reading (process) , multivariate analysis , clinical psychology , cognition , demography , medicine , statistics , psychiatry , pregnancy , population , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , sociology , biology , political science , law , genetics
Explored a multivariate approach to the prediction of 8‐year academic achievement. S s were black, of low socioeconomic status, and had been diagnosed as suspect neurologically impaired at age 7. A serial array of early predictors that included maternal education, sex, birth weight, 8‐month and 4‐year intelligence, and 3‐year speech, hearing, and language were entered into multiple regression analyses to determine their value in predicting 8‐year academic achievement in word recognition, arithmetic, spelling, and oral reading. The 4‐year intelligence measure was the best overall predictor, although maternal education, sex, and birth weight contributed slightly to the predictions. The resulting equations, however, could not be used to predict accurately 8‐year academic achievement.