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Peer reviewedHelmes, Edward – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1987
Canadian undergraduate students were administered the British general ability test, AH2, along with a multiple-choice vocabulary test and the Standard Progressive Matrices, a nonverbal ability test. Scores were compared with British norms and intercorrelated with those of the other two tests. Correlations with the other ability tests were low.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Comparative Testing, Concurrent Validity, Foreign Countries
Burgon, J. R. – 1990
The differences in raw scores between two versions of the Standard Progressive Matrices Test (SPM) and differences in available norms for one version and the currently studied population were investigated. The SPM was originally designed to measure the general factor of intelligence unrestrained by language. Scores for the untimed SPM version…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Ivison, David – Psychological Test Bulletin, 1990
Raven's Progressive Matrices and the Simpson Adult Vocabulary Scale were administered to 400 Australian hospitalized adults without psychiatric or neurological impairment in 4 age groups from 30 to 69 years. Compared to pre-1964 data, the subjects did not show gains in intelligence quotient as did younger age groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults (30 to 45), Age Groups, Comparative Testing, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedZeidner, Moshe – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1985
Two experiments were conducted in Israeli elementary schools to test the assumption that disadvantaged students perform poorly on ability tests because of situational factors related to the testing process. Testing atmosphere and examiner status were examined with respect to verbal and nonverbal ability and intelligence. The assumption was not…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Testing, Disadvantaged Youth, Examiners
