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Peer reviewedJohnson, T. Franklin; Butts, David P. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1983
Investigated relationships among college students (N=76) science achievement, engaged time (observed and perceived), personal characteristics of academic aptitude, reasoning ability, attitude toward science, and locus of control. Among the results reported are significant relationships between engaged time measures and achievement, and between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Processes, College Science
Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1985
After adjusting for different background characteristics of students, effects on test scores were related to the length and type of test coaching programs offered. The data suggest that the test item types in the Graduate Record Examination General Test appear to show little susceptibility to formal coaching experiences. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
