The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

This paper addresses itself to the history and use of standardized aptitude and achievement tests for practical judgements about schools in New Jersey. In the author's opinion, school-wide aptitude testing is not a particularly useful practice when other types of information, particularly grades, achievement tests, and teacher's comments, are…

The validity of the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the National Organization for Education Evaluation of the Iranian Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education was examined in relation to the prediction of success of 406 college sophomores in Iran. (Author/JKS)

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is shown to be a better predictor of first semester college grade point average than the American College Test (ACT) at a highly selective midwestern university. (JKS)

Investigates the effects of the reduction of reading levels of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) Level III Environmental Science (ES) materials, using a compensatory aptitude treatment (ATI) model. (HM)

College students' learning from programed materials varying in redundancy and difficulty level was investigated. Subjects with high achievement needs and low fear of failure performed better as the instructional difficulty increased. The group with high cognitive ability also performed better than the low scores when the instruction was more…

Reports findings from a study conducted at Richfield (Minnesota) Senior High School conducted to determine whether or not there are differences in personal economic understanding between secondary students who have completed a basic business course and those who have not. It appears that some economics course is needed to increase the level of…

Using a model followed in earlier research, graduate and professional school grades are predicted from undergraduate grades and standardized aptitude measures. Results indicate that first year grades in graduate school are more predictable than senior grades. (Author/JKS)

Sixty-six medical school applicants responded to both old and new forms of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The results supported the claim that the new MCAT assesses skills not measured by the old MCAT. Available from: Sage Publications, Inc., 275 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212. (Author/JAC)

Undergraduate Educational Opportunity Program students were given a variety of traditional, cognitive, college achievement predictor measures and the scales of the Study Attitudes and Methods Survey. These measures were then used in a series of regressions to predict measures of college success. (JKS)

The developer of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth Program (SMPY) recounts his impressions during a tour of education programs in the People's Republic of China, addressing the apparent love of learning, emphasis on mathematical achievement, scholarly activities of university faculty, and testing issues. (CB)

Educational research on gender has expanded beyond biological differences to the study of social interactions, during which individuals construct gender-related achievement differences. Much of the focus is on women's participation in mathematics, science, and technology and their life patterns. Future research should concern autonomous learning…

Use of the term "acceleration" to describe interventions to enhance children's intellectual potential is inappropriate, as the term cannot by justified from the standpoint of mental measurement, mental growth, genetics, or education. Maximizing a child's potential through creation of stimulating environments is recommended rather than…