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The National Senior Certificate: Implications for Access to Higher Education
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Nel, C.; Kistner, L. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2009
In the light of the uncertainty surrounding the new National Senior Certificate that was written in South African schools for the first time in 2008, this article aims to examine the new Grade 12 National Senior Certificate results quantitatively in the context of the Grade 11 application score for entry into higher education and the Grade 12…
Descriptors: Grade Inflation, Grade 12, Grade 11, Academic Ability
A Detailed Analysis of Group Differences on the California Short-Form Test of Mental Maturity Between 1956 and 1977.
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Dash, Udaya; Maguire, Thomas – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Compares scores of 3,443 third graders in 1956 and 4,378 third graders in 1977 on the California Short Form Test of Mental Maturity. Examines differences in factoral structure and differences in ability level between groups for factors (64 items related to 7 components) apparently measuring consistent abilities. (SB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education
MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AND IQ-CHANGES IN CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN ATTENDING NURSERY SCHOOL.
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ZIGLER, EDWARD; BUTTERFIELD, EARL C.
RECENT STUDIES HAVE INDICATED THAT (1) COGNITIVE ABILITY, (2) AMOUNT AND KIND OF INFORMATION LEARNED TO DATE, AND (3) MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING OF CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO TEST THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS ON INTELLIGENCE TEST SCORES.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Disadvantaged