The Development of Auditory Sequential Memory in Young Black and White Children

The question of whether Black children "peak" earlier than White children in auditory sequential memory (ASM) was investigated in 122 Black children and 120 White children in grades k-3 in two racially mixed schools in a large southern community. Each S was given the ASM subtest of the Ill...

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Main Author Hurley, Oliver L
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.1976
Subjects
Auditory Perception
Blacks
Disadvantaged Youth
Exceptional Child Research
Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities
Memory
Minority Groups
Performance Tests
Primary Education
Sequential Learning
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Summary:The question of whether Black children "peak" earlier than White children in auditory sequential memory (ASM) was investigated in 122 Black children and 120 White children in grades k-3 in two racially mixed schools in a large southern community. Each S was given the ASM subtest of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities. Results did not support a "peak" in ASM for Black children, nor did the data support a superiority of Black children over White children in the skill tested. (Author/SB)