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Download full textGrandy, Jerilee – 1984
This study analyzed existing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and selected student background variables to answer the following seven questions about students planning to major in the humanitiess and related social sciences: (1) Have SAT and GRE scores for these students declined? (2) In what ways have…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Ethnic Groups
Veldman, Donald J.; Sanford, Julie P. – 1982
Using a series of regression equations, classroom process and student achievement data from 136 junior high school mathematics and English classes were analyzed to answer the following questions: (1) Are the classroom behaviors and achievement levels of students systematically different across classes of higher and lower ability? (2) Within…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction
Holloway, Susan D. – 1987
Studies of causal attributions among elementary school children and their mothers in Japan and in the United States indicate that the Japanese are more likely to cite effort as the primary cause of school achievement. In the United States, ability is more frequently selected as a key factor. The characteristics of Japanese mother-child interaction…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory
Gattiker, Urs E. – 1988
This study examines the effects of academic ability (in average and lower ability students), gender, and teaching methods on students' acquisition of computer skills. Subjects were 247 college students who had completed a computer course using intelligent workstations in any one of six consecutive semesters. A combination of lecture and hands-on…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Computer Literacy, Decision Making Skills
Tuttle, Frederick B., Jr.; And Others – 1988
The text focuses on identification criteria and characteristics of gifted and talented students in the context of educational programming. The section on characteristics discusses kinds of intelligence, indicators of giftedness, student characteristics that may pose difficulties for the classroom teacher (e.g., persistence, criticalness, and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Aptitude Tests
Bruininks, Robert H.; McGrew, Kevin – 1987
This report presents results from three research studies that were designed to explore both the definition and the structure of the adaptive behavior construct. The first study investigated the structure of adaptive behavior as a function of age, developmental level, and type of handicap through an exploratory factor analysis of both the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Age Differences
New Jersey Basic Skills Council, Trenton. – 1985
Results of the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test are presented for fall 1984 entering freshmen. The test consists of an essay and four multiple choice sections: reading comprehension, sentence sense, computation, and elementary algebra. New forms of the test are developed each year. A total of 46,465 freshmen at 30 public colleges and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Algebra, Basic Skills
Good, Thomas L. – 1982
Individual teacher behaviors, characteristics, and instructional methods make an important difference in what and how well students learn. Children enter school with a wide variety of differences in family background and aspirations, expectations, and previous learning. Research on learning in the home, nursery school, and kindergarten points out…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment
Whinfield, R. W. – 1981
A study was conducted to evaluate the admission criteria being used by the Connecticut Regional Vocational Technical Schools for the years 1977-1979, in an attempt to determine whether or not admission criteria and success in school could be used to predict second- and third-year grades. In addition, a pilot study was developed to follow up…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Admission (School)
Smith, Richard M.; Mitchell, Virginia P. – 1979
To improve the accuracy of college placement, Rasch scoring and person-fit statistics on the Comparative Guidance and Placement test (CGP) was compared to the traditional right-only scoring. Correlations were calculated between English and mathematics course grades and scores of 1,448 entering freshmen on the reading, writing, and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Programs, Difficulty Level, Goodness of Fit
FLEEGE, URBAN H.; AND OTHERS – 1967
IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AS COMPARED WITH NON-MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL EDUCATION, PHASE I OF THIS STUDY MATCHED 2 GROUPS, EACH OF 21 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, ON INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT AND CERTAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS. ONE GROUP ATTENDED A MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL AND THE OTHER A NON-MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Behavior Development, Comparative Analysis
CLINE, MARVIN; DICKEY, MARGUERITE – 1968
THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP IN THIS STUDY WAS 112 KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN FROM 11 HEAD START CENTERS. IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE VALUE OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM, THE MEASUREMENT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP TAKEN DURING THE FALL WAS COMPARED TO A MEASUREMENT OF NON-HEAD START KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN TESTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Bailey, J. P., Jr.; Collins, E. F. – 1977
The primary data source for a study oF entry into postsecondary education was the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. From this data it was seen that almost one-third of high school seniors enter four-year colleges within two years of graduation, and nearly half are in either two- or four-year institutions at that time.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Access to Education, Black Students, College Admission
Duquin, Mary E. – 1978
The results of this research have relevance for sport educators who are integrating sport classes and who are concerned with the interpersonal interactions of boys and girls playing together. The author hypothesized that males and females would prefer to interact in a sport setting with members of their own sex and ability level. The results of an…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Achievement Need, Athletes
Alley, William E.; Gibson, Terry A. – 1977
Research was conducted to improve applicant selection procedures in the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC) scholarship program. The objectives were to document predictive relationships, if any, between student aptitude measures, academic major, institutional selectivity, and eventual completion of the scholarship program. The…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Aptitude Tests, College Students
