Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Keywords
Bender-Gestalt Test; Cognition--Ability testing; Educational tests and measurements;
Abstract
A correlational study was made of 97 white boys and girls administered the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test in kindergarten and the Cognitive Abilities Test in sixth grade to determine the validity of the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test as an instrument for identification of kindergarten children as high risk in relation to later school success. The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test was administered individually to each kindergarten student. The Cognitive Abilities Test was administered to the sixth grade students as a group. The subjects were from middle class rural backgrounds. A correlation ex post facto was the research design. A simple chi-square and the phi co-efficient was the statistical technique employed to analyze the data. Results indicated that the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test is a valid predictive instrument for screening kindergarten students before they begin first grade. The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test predicted for male students in math and reading. It predicted for female students the extreme poor and extreme good in math and reading. The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test did not predict for female students when the scores fell close to the mean.
Year of Submission
1978
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Susan Stainback
Second Advisor
Elliot Lessen
Third Advisor
Charles V. L. Dedrick
Date Original
1978
Object Description
1 PDF file (74 leaves)
Copyright
©1978 Judith G. Kemper
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kemper, Judith G., "The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test as a Predictor of Academic Achievement in the Areas of Math and Reading" (1978). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 3142.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/3142
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