The Scholastic Performance of Children in a Disadvantaged Area*
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The performance of a group of 8and 9-year old children (n 60) living in a disadvantaged inner-city area was examined on a series of measures of cognitive ability and scholastic performance Comparable data were ' obtained for a sample of children of similar age (n 60) selected as being representative of children living in ‘non disadvantaged’ areas m the same city The poorer performance of children in the disadvantaged area was most obvious on tests with a high verbal content The scholastic attainment of children in the disadvantaged area varied significantly according to school attended
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