Concludes that when presented stories, some of which were inconsistent because of missing pages, less skilled readers were poorer at reporting a missing page, placing it correctly, and fixing the story than were skilled readers. Stories are appended. (FL)

Nine- and ten-year old good and poor readers read a target sentence, either a word or a pseudohomophone, preceded by incongruous, congruous, or no-sentence context for the pseudohomophones. Results were consistent with the interactive-compensatory model of reading proposed by Stanovich. (FL)

There are many students who could profit from increasing their scores by even 50 points. It can mean the difference between getting into a "reach" or a "safety" school. Thus, there are a large number of students who could benefit from a book like this. Most of the books on the market are geared toward the great number of…

This document describes a study undertaken by Florida community colleges to analyze student reading rates, which currently vary by ethnicity. To assess this concept, median scores for students who failed the College Placement Test (CPT) were compared between different ethic backgrounds across all Florida community colleges. All areas of the CPT…

It has been proposed that the federal government's General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) might be used to provide private employers with the same kind of useful information the federal government and college counselors receive about job applicants. The U.S. Department of Labor asked the National Research Council (NRC) to review the issues related…

Author feels that declining sAT scores are due in large part to a lack of student reading and experiencing books. (GE)

Educational psychologists can help create and preserve an experimental mood in education whereby scientists, educators, curriculum designers, teachers, parents, and students feel they have a direct part in decisions to improve their schools. (Author)

Article attempts to explain some basic information about standardized tests-test jargon, facts on test construction, administration, use and abuse. (Author/RK)

Describes a comparison made between 93 women in a self-paced program and 68 women students in lecture classes. Concludes that self-paced programs are impartially applicable to all students regardless of prior achievement and ability. (CC)

Present a copy of the self concept of ability as a worker scale, designed for use as an aid in teaching and counseling the educable retarded adolescent. (Author/CB)

The child's performance in school has to do with his own family background, essentially the educational characteristics of that background. (Author)

Examines children's word perception demonstrating the role of Piaget's perceptual development formation and individual aptitude differences in problem solving strategies. (MM)

Firstborns were characterized by higher IQ scores than later borns; family size was not related to measures used. A Birth Order X Family Size interaction was found for a measure of scholastic aptitude and measures of scholastic achievement. Interaction was a function of differentiation between firstborns and later borns with increasing family…

The failure of traditional aptitude and achievement Measures to predict nonintellective, long-term criteria of college success is discussed. (PR)