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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
Download full textChandler, Theodore A.; Spies, Carl J. – 1991
Beliefs about the causes of success and failure in academic achievement were compared for students in the United States and Israel. The following 11 attributions were placed randomly in a questionnaire format: (1) mood; (2) skill; (3) knowledge; (4) chance; (5) effort; (6) competence; (7) help; (8) ability; (9) task; (10) bias; and (11) luck. Each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Analysis of Variance, Attribution Theory
