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The Validity of Seven Easily Obtainable Economic and Demographic Predictors of Achievement Test Performance
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May, Robert J., Jr.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
Seven easily obtainable background variables were used as predictors of academic achievement in a sample of fourth grade pupils. A combination of five of these variables yielded high predictive validity. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Demography, Elementary School Students
Moderation of Achievement Prediction in an Elementary School Metric Curriculum by Trait X Instructional Method Interactions
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Keim-Abbott, Sylvia; Abbott, Robert D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
The interaction of mental ability and of two different instructional methods was investigated for a second grade linear metric curriculum unit. Mental ability was positively correlated with achievement under the guided discovery method, but essentially uncorrelated for the self paced mastery learning method. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Students
Children's Interests Inventory, Grades 4-6.
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Zbaracki, Jacqueline U.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
The 121-item Children's Interest Inventory was administered to 517 children in grades four through six. Teachers also rated each child's scholastic, social, and creative ability. Factor analysis revealed nine boys' factors and eight girls'. Interests were not related to ability ratings, somewhat related to grade, and highly related to gender.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Interests, Elementary School Students, Factor Structure
The Predictive Validity of Each of Ten Measures of Self-Concept Relative to Teachers' Ratings of Achievement in Mathematics and Reading of Vietnamese Children and of Those from Five Other Ethnic Groups
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Oanh, Nguyen Thi; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
Ten self concept measures and two achievement tests were examined for fourth and sixth grade Mexican-Americans, Caucasians, Blacks, Vietnamese, other Asian, and pupils of mixed ethnicity. Pupil self-update of self concept revealed negligible relationships with teacher ratings of achievement, although teacher observations of pupil self concept…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Ethnic Groups