Torque as a Predictor of Reading Achievement |
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| Authors: | Patrick Canavan Diane Kraemer Gary G Brannigan Susan Hijikata |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology , State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh , USA |
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| Abstract: | The present study assessed the utility of the Torque Test (Blau, 1977b) as a predictor of reading performance. Children (N = 149) were administered the Torque Test, the Harris Test of Lateral Dominance (Harris, 1958), the Wide Range Achievement Test, (Jastak & Jastak, 1965), and the Bender Gestalt Test (Koppitz, 1975). Torque scores of disabled and nondisabled readers did not differ significantly, and the correlation between torque and WRAT grade level scores was substantively low. It was concluded that torque is not a useful measure of reading ability. |
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