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Peer reviewedFarkas, George; And Others – Social Forces, 1997
Analyses of National Longitudinal Survey data indicate that cognitive skill level affects access to high-skill occupations and earnings. Lower cognitive skill levels for African Americans and U.S.-born Mexican Americans explain a substantial proportion of income differences between these groups and European Americans but not the gender gap in pay…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Ability, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Download full textVineberg, Robert; Taylor, Elaine N. – 1972
To provide information on performance and characteristics of effective and ineffective marginal personnel in the Army, a study has been made of approximately 1,500 men with experience ranging up to 20 years in four different Army MOSs. The study included a group of men with Armed Forces Qualification Test scores in the marginal range and a…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Enlisted Personnel, Job Skills
