Based on a master's thesis (Klorman, 1967) submitted to the University of Wisconsin, and supported by National Institute of Mental Health grant 2 T1 MH-5363-18.

Age and regional differences in English Vocabulary scores are examined. The ages studied range from fourteen years through adulthood. The regions identified are Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, and Southwest. Scores were found to increase from age fourteen through the twenties, leveling off in the early thirties. The highest average increase…

THIS PROJECT STUDIED THE PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF STUDENTS WHOSE GRADE POINT AVERAGES (GPA) DEVIATED FROM A PREDICTED VALUE. THE SUBJECTS, 243 PUPILS ENTERING THE 10TH GRADE, WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS--THOSE WHO ACHIEVED AS EXPECTED, THOSE WHO ACHIEVED BETTER THAN EXPECTED, AND THOSE WHO ACHIEVED LOWER THAN EXPECTED. THESE GROUPS…

FOUR COMMONLY USED INDIVIDUAL INTELLIGENCE TESTS ARE DESCRIBED. DESCRIPTIONS OF SUBTESTS ARE GIVEN, ALONG WITH EXPLANATION OF WHAT EACH TEST MEASURES. THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST THE TEACHER IN IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC ABILITIES AND WEAKNESSES IN INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN. (JW)

Relationships among Philosophic Mindedness (PM) (a measure of cognitive flexibility), Intellectual Self-Confidence (ISCS), ACT English (ACT-E) and the ability to reason deductively (PCRT) were obtained for 46 female and 45 male undergraduates. ISCS and PM both correlated with total PCRT performance as well as or better than ACT-E for females.…

Discrepancy scores (Verbal IQ minus Performance IQ) were examined for the WISC-R, using the standardization sample as the data source. The occurrence of significant discrepancy scores was found not to be significantly related to age, sex, or race, although significant relationships were obtained with both parental occupation and intelligence…

The results indicate that although relational concepts influence the cognitive aptitudes which are reflected in analogy item performance, success in solving analogies does not depend on individual differences in some major aspects of processing relationships. (Author/DEP)

An experiment was conducted that contrasted a variant of computerized adaptive testing, self-adapted testing, with two traditional tests. Participants completed a self-report of text anxiety and were randomly assigned to take one of the three tests of verbal ability. Subjects generally chose more difficult items as the test progressed. (Author/LMO)

The uses, advantages and disadvantages, preparation, and scoring of essay tests and oral tests are outlined and discussed, and sample questions of each type oriented to pharmaceutical instruction are provided. (MSE)

Results indicate that when SES is controlled few significant differences emerge between the two groups, with verbal tests yielding the largest differences. (Author)

To provide a better understanding of the structure of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and to determine if there are structural differences across selected groups of MCAT examinees, several dimensionality analyses were conducted on data from recent administrations of the MCAT. The first set of analyses focused on the global structure of…

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) Verbal, Performance and Full Scale IQ's were compared for blacks and whites (matched in age, sex, geographic region, father's occupation, and urban-rural residence). Although whites had significantly higher verbal and Full Scale IQ's at all age levels, Performance IQ was significantly…

Subjects were 30 boys aged 9-12 with learning disabilities. Lower socioeconomic status (LSES) learning-disabled boys scored lower than the normal population on both verbal and performance scales of the WISC while upper-middle socioeconomic status (USES) boys scored lower only on verbal tests. USES boys scored higher than LSES boys in Performance…

Paper presented at the 24th annual convention of the California State Psychological Association, Corona, Calif., January 30, 1971. (DM)