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Assessing Morphological Development Within Special Education Settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Judith A. Bowey  and
Dolour M. Mathews
Judith A. Bowey*
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Dolour M. Mathews
Affiliation:
Enoggera Special Education Unit, Queensland
*
Correspondence regarding this paper should be directed to Dr J.A. Bowey, Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia.
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Abstract

This study was designed both to evaluate the Biks and Gutches test as a measure of morphological development in children within special education settings, and to determine whether or not these children have acquired a generative morphology. Two groups of children were pretested on the Biks and Gutches test. An experimental group received a short teaching program designed to familiarize them with concepts underlying the Berko procedure. Both the experimental and the control group were then retested on the Biks and Gutches test. The teaching program enhanced performance, indicating that this test might in part reflect abilities other than morphological development. Children experienced greater difficulty with nonsense word than with real word items. However, performance on comparable real word and nonsense word items was strongly correlated, indicating that these children have acquired a generative morphology.

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Research Article
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , 1990 , pp. 3 - 9
Copyright
Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1990

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