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Peer reviewedSherman, Julia A. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1980
Eighth-grade scores for 140 females and 115 males on three cognitive tests and the Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scales were used to predict mathematics grades 1-3 years later. In addition to mathematics achievement, significant relationships were confirmed for spatial visualization and confidence in learning mathematics. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Females, Grade Prediction, Males
Download full textFriedman, David – 1972
Arguments which suggest that improved prediction of multiple criteria can be achieved employing pattern scoring of responses, as opposed to conventional methods, are examined. Models for improving prediction of single and multiple criteria were examined. The findings are: (1) simple linear combinations of predictor variables perform as well…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
