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Peer reviewedNairn, Allan; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1980
Ranking students by SAT scores is the same as ranking them by family income, not by merit or accomplishment. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Admission Criteria, Family Income, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBrandt, Ron – Educational Leadership, 1980
The chairman of the College Board strongly disagrees with the Nairn report and gives his version of the truth about testing. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Admission Criteria, Family Income, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWorsham, Antoinette W.; Austin, Gilbert R. – Educational Leadership, 1983
A recent study in Baltimore shows that the inclusion of a structured cognitive skills program in the language arts curriculum significantly improved student verbal performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Development, Language Arts
Peer reviewedWiles, Hilda L. – Educational Leadership, 1972
Describes an innovative program of multi-age team teaching to provide individualized instruction in both academic and personality development. (AN)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies
Direct linkCushman, Kathleen – Educational Leadership, 2006
Urban high school students want their schools to provide academic courses and extracurricular activities that challenge and interest them. Too often, however, these students chafe against "a system that shuts them off rather than recognizing and developing their potential," writes Cushman. In her conversations with 65 students across the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Role Models, Adolescents, Extracurricular Activities
Peer reviewedGoodlad, John I.; Oakes, Jeannie – Educational Leadership, 1988
Notes the schools' sorry record at promoting the achievement and participation of Black, Hispanic, and poor children--the sector providing most of tomorrow's students. Explores misconceptions about learning and individual differences, condemns grouping and tracking processes for restricting students' access to knowledge, and suggests alternative…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Aptitude, Access to Education, Democratic Values
