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| Aptitude Tests | 1 |
| High School Students | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
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| Occupational Tests | 1 |
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| Student Motivation | 1 |
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| Journal of Vocational Behavior | 1 |
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| Bishop, John H. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBishop, John H. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1988
Asserts that employment tests predict job performance by measuring or being correlated with abilities causally related to productivity. Contends that American economy underrewards achievements measured by these tests and that absence of economic incentives to study in high school has contributed to low achievement in mathematics and science.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, High School Students, High Schools, Incentives
