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Download full textGreen, Kathy E. – 1989
The psychometric utility of six experimental cognitive style (CS) measures was analyzed. Examinees were 1,135 clients of the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation who, during 1985, completed at least one of the six CS tests. Information is provided on measure reliability; relationships among CS measures; relationships with standard battery aptitude…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedLeGagnoux, Gerald; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1990
The relationship of retest effects from pretest to posttest 2 to 4 weeks later was studied for 2,014 elementary school children (second through sixth graders) taking a battery of 26 multifactor aptitude tests--the Structure of Intellect Learning Abilities Test. Implications of score gains are discussed for age and gender groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Age Differences, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Testing
Seaton, Thomas – 1992
Opinions about the purpose and effectiveness of test preparation seminars vary, but it is clear that preparation for standardized tests is here to stay. The literature suggests that students do benefit from preparation for standardized tests. The effect of test preparation seminars on standardized achievement tests was studied for 30 of 100 high…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
McManus, Barbara Luger – 1992
This paper discusses whether or not revisions of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the American College Test (ACT) have created such significant differences between the two tests that a student could conceivably score significantly higher on one than the other. The SAT has been revised to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Guidance Testing Associates, Austin, TX. – 1967
The purpose of this technical report is to describe the Tests of General Ability and Tests of Reading of the Inter-American Series, to give a brief account of their construction, and to present related statistical data. Norms and suggestions on the use and interpretation of the tests are published separately. The Inter-American Series discussed in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Biculturalism, Bilingualism
Peer reviewedFeingold, Alan – Review of Educational Research, 1992
Sex differences in variability in the national norms of the Differential Aptitude Tests, Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/Scholastic Aptitude Test, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales, and California Achievement Tests were examined. Compared to females, males were consistently more variable in quantitative reasoning, spatial visualization,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, College Entrance Examinations
