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Direct linkSternberg, Robert J. – Roeper Review, 2022
The field of giftedness legitimates itself on the basis of correlations of gifted-identification measures with future success that do not mean what they often are taken to mean. When one views the inadequacies of these correlations, the field turns out to be much like the emperor who had no clothes. This essay reviews some of the assumptions upon…
Descriptors: Gifted, Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Construct Validity
Sternberg, Robert J. – Educational Psychology Review, 2018
This article reviews four interrelated approaches to reducing an inequitable gap in cognitive and educational test scores between individuals of a dominant culture and individuals of other cultures or subcultures. These approaches include (a) use of broader measures, (b) performance- and project-based assessments, (c) direct measurement of…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Cognitive Tests, Scores, Cultural Differences
Are SSATs and GPA Enough? A Theory-Based Approach to Predicting Academic Success in Secondary School
Grigorenko, Elena L.; Jarvin, Linda; Diffley, Ray; Goodyear, Julie; Shanahan, Edward J.; Sternberg, Robert J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Two studies were carried out to predict academic success in the highly competitive environment of a private preparatory school, Choate Rosemary Hall. The 1st study focused on the question of whether there are indicators beyond middle school grade-point average (GPA) and standardized test scores that might enhance the validity of measures for…
Descriptors: Private Schools, College Preparation, Residential Schools, Academic Achievement
Sternberg, Robert J. – Intelligence, 2006
This article describes the formulation and execution of the Rainbow Project, Phase I, funded by the College Board. Past data suggest that the SAT is a good predictor of performance in college. But in terms of the amount of variance explained by the SAT, there is room for improvement, as there would be for virtually any single test battery. Phase I…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Predictive Validity, Intelligence, Construct Validity
Sternberg, Robert J. – Contemporary Education Review, 1983
The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) attempts to improve on the theory and technology of intelligence testing. The criteria used for this evaluation of the K-ABC are adequate theoretical basis; expanded range of abilities measured; incremental as well as convergent and discriminant validity; multiple meaningful scores; and training…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Preschool Education
Sternberg, Robert J. – Educational Psychologist, 2004
This article describes two projects based on Robert J. Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence and designed to provide theory-based testing for university admissions. The first, Rainbow Project, provided a supplementary test of analytical, practical, and creative skills to augment the SAT in predicting college performance. The Rainbow…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Ethnic Groups, Testing, Predictive Validity
