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Hale, Benita L.; Tryon, Georgiana Shick – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1978
Evaluated college counseling center usage for students encouraged to return for feedback on freshmen tests. Students who initially approached the center to request feedback on tests were more likely to obtain counseling for nontest-related problems than students who never requested test results. More men requested feedback prior to requesting…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Counseling Services, Guidance Centers, Psychological Needs
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Kneedler, Peter E. – Social Studies Review, 1988
Describes and illustrates the performance differences observed between boys and girls on California's history-social science assessments. Provides specific recommendations about what classroom teachers can do to help reduce these differences. (GEA)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
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Pomplun, Mark; Sundbye, Nita – Applied Measurement in Education, 1999
Gender differences in answers to constructed-response reading items from a state assessment program were studied with four raters rating approximately 500 papers at two grade levels. Results indicate that number of words written and number of unrelated responses show significant gender differences and are related to holistic scores. (SLD)
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Holistic Evaluation, Reading Tests, Secondary Education
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Gallagher, Ann; Bridgeman, Brent; Cahalan, Cara – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2002
Examined data from several national testing programs to determine whether the change from paper-based administration to computer-based tests influences group differences in performance. Results from four college and graduate entrance examinations and a professional licensing test show that African Americans and, to a lesser degree, Hispanics,…
Descriptors: Blacks, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing, Ethnic Groups
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Humrich, Eve; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1990
Results involving 701 female and 933 male advanced science students in the United States from the Second International Science Study are discussed. Focus was on differences between females and males. Gender differences were found, particularly in opinions regarding science and society, and with respect to general questions about school. (TJH)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Biology, Chemistry, Comparative Testing
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Engstrom, Jan-Ake; Noonan, Richard – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1990
Key findings based on data from the Second International Science Study for 19,036 third, fourth, seventh, eighth, ninth, eleventh, and twelfth graders in Sweden are discussed. Findings concerning achievement, attitudes, gender differences, future education, and career choices indicate that science achievement is increasing, and gender differences…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Alting, Annita; Pelgrum, Willem J. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1990
Data from 5,065 Dutch ninth grade students participating in the Second International Science Study were analyzed to assess gender differences in achievement, attitudes, and perceptions of science. Significant sex differences found were effectively portrayed using a model developed by J. S. Eccles (1987). (TJH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, International Studies
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Pomplun, Mark; Capps, Lee – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1999
Studied gender differences in answers to constructed-response mathematics items on approximately 500 papers from grades 7 and 10 from the Kansas Assessment Program. Rubric-relevant variables were highly predictive of holistic scores and accounted for some of the gender differences, especially in grade 7. (SLD)
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Grade 10, Grade 7, High School Students
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Wedman, Ingemar – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
A brief description is presented of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT), its content, and its use. The SweSAT has been used for college admission in Sweden since 1977. Some related research activities, including studies of sex differences, dimensionality, and effects of test coaching, are described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students
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Tamir, Pinchas – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1990
Survey data were analyzed from 14- and 17-year-old Israeli students--1,990 ninth graders and 2,000 twelfth graders, respectively--involved in the Second International Science Study. The effects of ethnic origin (Afro-Asian versus European/American) and gender on high school student achievement, interest/motivation, attitudes, and self-concept…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Ethnic Origins