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Assessing Literacy in Deaf Individuals

Abstract

This chapter presents the data related to intellectual and executive functioning (EF) for the VL2 Psychometric Toolkit Project. The data were generated using a brief estimate of cognitive functioning using a nonverbal measure, the Matrices subtest of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, 2nd Edition (K-BIT), and three measures of EF, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test-64 Card Version, Towers of Hanoi, and Tower of London, for a sample of deaf college students evaluated as part of the VL2 Psychometric Toolkit. In addition to providing descriptive statistics, correlations with measures of visuospatial, memory, and linguistic functioning and academic achievement administered concurrently as part of the VL2 Toolkit are presented. The relationships observed are discussed in the context of both research in the general population and, when available, previous research with deaf individuals.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, 20002, USA

    Donna A. Morere & Evan Goodman

  2. Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning, Gallaudet University, SLCC 1223, 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, 20002, USA

    Shilpa Hanumantha & Thomas Allen

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Morere, D.A., Goodman, E., Hanumantha, S., Allen, T. (2012). Measures of General Cognitive Functioning. In: Morere, D., Allen, T. (eds) Assessing Literacy in Deaf Individuals. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5269-0_3

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