Analysis of responses to the Berry-Talbott.
Sixty 5 1/2-, 6-, and 6 1/2-year-old boys and girls were administered the Berry-Talbott test of language. Twenty adults received the same test. Analyses of variances of children's total scores revealed no differences between sexes and age levels. However, the differences in responses between children and adults, as shown by an item analysis, suggest the presence of a maturational effect but not with the age group investigated. The results indicate that the expected performance levels predicted by Berry and Talbott for this age child as well as some items should be revised. Various hypotheses are offered to explain differences in the response patterns.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D008037:Linguistics; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D014706:Verbal Learning