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Direct linkSayler, Micheal F.; Boazman, Janette; Natesan, Prathiba; Periathiruvadi, Sita – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2015
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Personal Well-being Index for Adults (PWI-A), a measure of subjective well-being. The study used data from 533 high-ability American college students: honors students and participants in an early college entrance program. In earlier studies using the PWI-A, the instrument appeared to show…
Descriptors: Well Being, Academically Gifted, College Students, Psychometrics
Buchmann, Claudia; Condron, Dennis J.; Roscigno, Vincent J. – Social Forces, 2010
The authors welcome and appreciate the comments of Eric Grodsky and Sigal Alon on their article "Shadow Education, American Style: Test Preparation, the SAT and College Enrollment." In their comments, Grodsky takes issue with several important theoretical and methodological aspects of their article and Alon highlights key processes…
Descriptors: Race, Educational Mobility, Test Preparation, College Entrance Examinations
Grodsky, Eric – Social Forces, 2010
Buchmann, Condron and Roscigno argue in their article, "Shadow Education, American Style: Test Preparation, the SAT and College Enrollment," that the activities in which students engage to prepare for college entrance exams are forms of shadow education, a means by which more advantaged parents seek to pass their privileged status along…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Criticism, Research Problems, Test Preparation
Light, Richard J.; Smith, Paul V. – Harvard Educ. Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Blacks, Environmental Influences, Genetics, Heredity
Jones, Shayne; Cauffman, Elizabeth; Miller, Joshua D.; Mulvey, Edward – Psychological Assessment, 2006
There has been a recent push to extend the construct of psychopathy into adolescence, primarily as a result of the impressive reliability, validity, and utility of this construct in samples of adults. The value of this work rests, however, on creating an equally reliable and valid assessment tool for adolescents. One promising measure is the…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Mental Disorders, Check Lists, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedHickman, Julia A.; Reynolds, Cecil R. – Journal of Special Education, 1987
A study involving the construction and administration of Black and White intelligence test forms to 386 Blacks and 386 Whites indicated that Blacks did not perform significantly better on the Black test form, suggesting differences in Black special education placement rates are not affected by underrepresentation in the test development group.…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis, Minority Groups
Download full textJensen, Arthur R. – 1974
This paper, focusing on differences between Caucasians and Negroes in the United States, summarizes from a "scientific standpoint" the main facts and theoretical issues involved in the study of human racial differences and behaviors. Three principles are considered to govern the orientation of this document: (1) objective research and…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Youth, Culture Fair Tests, Disadvantaged Environment
Enemark, Peter; Wise, Lauress L. – 1981
Data from 10,000 17-year-old respondents to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1975-76 Special Mathematics Probe (Basic Mathematics Assessment) were analyzed. The primary purpose was to identify respondents' background characteristics associated with basic mathematics achievement. The achievement items and 241 background…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Assessment
