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Peer reviewedItsuokor, D. E. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1994
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) developed for use in Nigeria was compared with the Cognitive Abilities Test (COGAT), a group intelligence test developed in the United States, using 210 Nigerian high school students. Results suggest that the COGAT is not suitable for use in Nigeria. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests
Lewis, J. C. – 1986
This study examined differences in predicting achievement by sex on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) from the verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal scores on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). The sample (n=10,000) consisted of all students in Grades 2, 5, and 8 who completed both tests in fall 1984. Examinations of means and standard…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Grade 2, Grade 5


