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Peer reviewedBrown, Scott W.; Yakimowski, Mary E. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1987
Analysis of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised protocols for identified gifted, high IQ, and average children (total N=599 and ages 5-16) identified a four-factor solution for the gifted sample (Perceptual Organization, Verbal Comprehension, Acquisition of Knowledge, and Spatial Memory). Results suggested gifted children process…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedTorney-Purta, Judith – Educational Researcher, 1990
Describes the following organizations concerned with international comparative educational research: (1) the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA); (2) the International Assessment of Educational Progress (IAEP); (3) the Board of International Comparative Studies in Education; and (4) the International…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Comparative Testing
Download full textKatzenmeyer, Conrad G. – 1986
With the growing interest in comparing student achievement state by state, there is a need to develop better techniques for making such comparisons. Approaches available now, particularly the use of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and American College Test (ACT) scores, have obvious shortcomings but nonetheless continue to be prominent because…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing
