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Costenbader, Virginia; Ngari, Stephen Mbugua – School Psychology International, 2001
Establishes a Kenyan standardization of the Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM), a nonverbal instrument widely used to assess academic aptitude in young children. Data was gathered from a sample of 1,370 children between the ages of 6 and 10 years. Using the current data, the RCPM appears to be a reliable and valid instrument for use in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Screening Tests
Lewis, Joan D.; DeCamp-Fritson, Stephanie S.; Ramage, Jean C.; McFarland, Max A.; Archwamety, Teara – Multicultural Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices, the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test (NNAT), and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) in selecting for ethnically diverse students who may be gifted. The participants of the study were 175 students enrolled in Grades 3-5 and Grade 8 in a…
Descriptors: Gifted, Elementary Education, Nonverbal Ability, Test Validity
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Carlson, Jerry S.; Wiedl, Karl Heinz – Intelligence, 1979
Various testing-the-limits procedures were employed in administering the Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices Test to second- and fourth-grade children. Tests of impulsivity, neuroticism, extroversion, intelligence, and achievement were given. Procedures which involved verbalization and feedback were efficacious in maximizing performance on the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Style
Sarouphim, Ketty M. – 2000
This study examined the DISCOVER (Discovering Intellectual Strengths and Capabilities through Observation while allowing for Varied Ethnic Responses) assessment (C. Maker, A. Nielson, and J. Rogers, 1994) as a concurrent measure of the Raven Progressive Matrices (J. Raven, J. Court, and J. Raven, 1977). It also investigated gender differences in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Concurrent Validity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Dillon, Ronna F. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices and a Piagetian battery were administered to a sample of hearing-impaired elementary school children under six different conditions. Results indicated that scores varied as a function of the degree and type of feedback or elaboration. (JKS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Developmental Stages, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Dillon, Ronna F. – 1979
The relationship of cognitive style variables and conditions of test administration was investigated in cognitive assessments of hearing-impaired children, aged six through eleven. One hundred-twenty children were given the Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM) and a Piagetian battery under one of six conditions of testing: (1) standard; (2)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary Education
Kluever, Raymond C.; Green, Kathy E. – 1993
The inter-subject/intra-subject subtest patterns (profiles) of the same sample of gifted children were examined based on factors found in a previous study of the Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices Test (CPM) that investigated structural properties with specific application to a sample of gifted children. The sample consisted of 166 children (78…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Gimon, Alexander T.; And Others
The learning potential (LP) procedure represents an alternative method of measuring ability of Spanish-speaking students who tend to score low on traditional IQ tests. This study sought to determine the relative predictive power of LP and IQ measures on achievement of 188 first through sixth grade Spanish-speaking students. Subjects participated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education