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The Applicability of Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing for Cognitive Ability Measurement in Organizational Assessment
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Makransky, Guido; Glas, Cees A. W. – International Journal of Testing, 2013
Cognitive ability tests are widely used in organizations around the world because they have high predictive validity in selection contexts. Although these tests typically measure several subdomains, testing is usually carried out for a single subdomain at a time. This can be ineffective when the subdomains assessed are highly correlated. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Ability, Adaptive Testing, Feedback (Response)
Surprising Lack of Sex Differences in Normal Cognitive Aging in Twins
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Finkel, Deborah; Reynolds, Chandra A.; Berg, Stig; Pedersen, Nancy L. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
Sex differences in the etiology of normal cognitive functioning in aging remain largely unexplored. We conducted an investigation of genetic and environmental contributions to sex differences in level of cognitive performance and rate of decline in the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA) (Finkel & Pedersen, 2004) data set. Behavioral…
Descriptors: Etiology, Genetics, Cognitive Ability, Gender Differences
A Cognitive Economics Approach to Information Management.
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Bierschenk, Bernhard; Bierschenk, Inger – 1986
The conceptions of information needs of seven American and seven Swedish mechanics employed by a Swedish multinational machine industry are compared by using perspective text analysis to analyze their verbal responses to three open-ended questions concerning their need for work-related information. The structures embedded in the texts are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style
Aspects and Prospects of Measuring Studying and Learning in Higher Education
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Lonka, Kirsti; Olkinuora, Erkki; Makinen, Jarkko – Educational Psychology Review, 2004
The development of two dominant research traditions is described: students' approaches to learning (SAL) and information processing (IP). The development of the third tradition, self-regulated learning (SRL) is added. SAL is based on European research, whereas IP and SRL are more typical background ideas for North-American research. The most…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Processing, Educational Research, Research Methodology
Does the Level of Intelligence Decrease? A Comparison between Thirteen-Year-Olds Tested in 1961, 1966 and 1980. Report No. 1985:02.
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Emanuelsson, Ingemar; Svensson, Allan – 1985
This study investigated possible changes in verbal, spatial, and reasoning intelligence in Swedish 13-year-olds over a 20-year period. The first sample included about 12,000 students born in 1948. Data consisted of (1) information from school records, (2) information on personal background, (3) scores on three intelligence tests and three…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cultural Influences, Curriculum
Consciousness as a Function of Knowledge and Culture.
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Bierschenk, Bernhard; Bierschenk, Inger – Cognitive Science Research, 1987
The study of consciousness requires a language for exact and precise communication. This research project investigated how workers from different cultural contexts value information that is relevant to their job performance. Thirty-five randomly selected mechanics, from Sweden, England, West Germany, Italy, and the United States, were selected as…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis