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Schroeders, Ulrich; Wilhelm, Oliver; Bucholtz, Nina – Intelligence, 2010
Receptive foreign language proficiency is usually measured with reading and listening comprehension tasks. A novel approach to assess such proficiencies--viewing comprehension--is based on the presentation of short instructional videos followed by one or more comprehension questions concerning the preceding video stimulus. In order to evaluate a…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Intelligence, Psychometrics
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Sundet, Jon Martin; Barlaug, Dag G.; Torjussen, Tore M. – Intelligence, 2004
The present paper reports secular trends in the mean scores of a language, mathematics, and a Raven-like test together with a combined general ability (GA) score among Norwegian (male) conscripts tested from the mid 1950s to 2002 (birth cohorts approximately equal to 1935-1984). Secular gains in standing height (indicating improved nutrition and…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Cognitive Ability, Males, Foreign Countries