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- Title
Quality of Education Predicts Performance on the Wide Range Achievement Test-4th Edition Word Reading Subtest.
- Authors
Sayegh, Philip; Arentoft, Alyssa; Thaler, Nicholas S.; Dean, Andy C.; Thames, April D.
- Abstract
The current study examined whether self-rated education quality predicts Wide Range Achievement Test-4th Edition (WRAT-4) Word Reading subtest and neurocognitive performance, and aimed to establish this subtest's construct validity as an educational quality measure. In a community-based adult sample (N = 106), we tested whether education quality both increased the prediction of Word Reading scores beyond demographic variables and predicted global neurocognitive functioning after adjusting for WRAT-4. As expected, race/ethnicity and education predicted WRAT-4 reading performance. Hierarchical regression revealed that when including education quality, the amount of WRAT-4's explained variance increased significantly, with race/ethnicity and both education quality and years as significant predictors. Finally, WRAT-4 scores, but not education quality, predicted neurocognitive performance. Results support WRAT-4 Word Reading as a valid proxy measure for education quality and a key predictor of neurocognitive performance. Future research should examine these findings in larger, more diverse samples to determine their robust nature.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL quality; ACADEMIC achievement; READING; SELF-evaluation; COGNITIVE ability; DEMOGRAPHIC surveys; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 8, p731
- ISSN
0887-6177
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1093/arclin/acu059