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Driscoll, Elisabeth – 1984
This report provides Albuquerque Public School Administrative personnel with 1982-83 test result summaries for gifted students in grades 1 through 12 on the Scott Foresman Achievement Series tests and the Developing Cognitive Abilities (D-CAT) test. These results are the first complete set of pre- and posttest data obtained on gifted students over…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Measurement
Cornbleth, Catherine – 1986
A cognitive process approach is applied to this discussion of the nature and relationship of skills, thinking, and social studies knowledge. To make understanding explicit, the paper addresses: (1) the meaning of cognitive skills and their role in thinking; (2) generic versus specific skills; and (3) implications for the National Assessment of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking
Paul, Richard; Nosich, Gerald M. – 1992
This document provides a model for the national assessment of higher order thinking and consists of a preface and four main sections. The preface discusses the problem of lower order learning, summarizes the state of research into critical thinking and instructional reform, and explains the structure of the paper. Section 1 of the paper describes…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cognitive Measurement, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment
Chipman, Susan F. – 1986
This paper discusses higher-order cognitive skills, provides examples of appropriate test item content in various subject areas, and describes higher-level cognitive skills which might be tested by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Higher-order cognitive skills are said to be more difficult to measure than simpler skills;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1985
The South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) was established by South Carolina legislation enacted in 1978. This report describes BSAP implementation and test results for 1984-85 as prescribed in the legislation. As the schedule for this academic year required, the Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB) was administered to all…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Measurement
Download full textEducational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1958
The conference was planned to appeal to a diverse audience and was not centered on a single unifying theme. It was divided into three sessions. Session I was comprised of two presentations which focused on measurement problems at the preschool, early childhood, and preadolescent levels: Measurement of Cognitive Abilities at the Preschool and Early…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Measurement, College Entrance Examinations, Conference Reports
