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Direct linkVigneau, Francois; Bors, Douglas A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2005
The problem of dimensionality with respect to Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices (APM) specifically and, more generally, "g" or fluid intelligence, has been a long-standing issue. The present article reports two studies examining the dimensionality of both the original Set II of the APM (n = 506) and a short form (n = 644), using principal…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Item Response Theory, Intelligence Tests, Test Items
Download full textPadilla, Raymond V.; And Others – 1996
Most of the literature on student retention focuses on what students do "wrong" that leads to departure from college, but there is much to be learned from studying student success in higher education. This article presents a study designed to uncover the strategies that successful minority students employ to overcome barriers to academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, Data Analysis
