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

• Main Author: Hurley, Oliver L
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• 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

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...