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Download full textMercer, Jane R.; Smith, Joyce M. – 1972
An intensive analysis of the relative value of using the Vocabulary and Block Design subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) to predict Full Scale IQ based on six verbal and five performance WISC subtests was conducted. The tests were administered to 1,310 6 to 11 year old Anglo, Negro, and Mexican-American school children.…
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Children, Elementary Education
Hyer, Leon; Rookey, T. Jerome – 1972
The main emphasis of this investigation was to study the relationship of three cognitive styles (response tempo, response style and response ambiguity) of problem solving. A sample of 288 junior high school students participated in the study to ascertain the degree to which each cognitive style contributes to creative problem solving. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Biersner, Robert J. – 1976
Several verbal and nonverbal tests and measures, including the General Classification Test (GCT), Mechanical Test (MECH), Arithmetic Test (ARI), Clerical Test (CLER), Raven Progressive Matrices (RPM), age, education level, race, speaking English as a native or second language, modification of hand use, and measures of handedness and eyedness were…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Demography, Enlisted Personnel, Eye Hand Coordination
Peer reviewedPrestwood, Stephen J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
Undergraduate students were administered one of three conventional or one of three stratified adaptive vocabulary tests with or without knowledge of results. Results indicated that knowledge of results and test difficulty affected performance. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computers
Lindenlaub, Claire-Antoinette – 1995
The structure and administration of the Paris Chamber of Commerce Examination of French language proficiency is described, and methods of classroom preparation for the examination are presented. The exam certifies French proficiency at two levels: certificat (language skills necessary to conduct business effectively in the francophone world) and…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Certification, Cultural Awareness
Payne, Oscar L. – 1992
The Multidimensional Motivation Instrument and the Classroom Environment Scale were used to examine the effects of the variables motivation (achievement motivation, academic self-concept, social self-concept, and emotional self-concept) and the classroom learning environment (involvement, affiliation, teacher support, task orientation, order and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Ability
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Test Collection. – 1990
The 140 tests cited in this bibliography consist of test items related to instructional objectives. Assessment of student gain is made in terms of mastery of objectives rather than by comparison with a group norm. The subject areas include mathematics, reading, vocabulary, spelling, science, and social studies. The tests are primarily designed for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Test Collection. – 1990
The 118 tests cited in this bibliography consist of items related to instructional objectives. Assessment of gains is made in terms of mastery of objectives rather than in comparison with group norms. Some of the entries are item banks geared to objectives from which the test administrator selects appropriate items for evaluating the test takers.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Cognitive Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests
New Jersey Basic Skills Council, Trenton. – 1988
This report covers the levels of basic skills (verbal and computational skills and elementary algebra skills) among freshmen admitted to New Jersey's public colleges and universities during 1988. These levels of proficiency are estimated from results of the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test. Designed both to assist colleges in the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Annual Reports, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations
Kaiser, Javaid – 1983
The predictive validity of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) aptitude test has been investigated for foreign students at the University of Kansas. A total of 148 students whose first language was other than English were selected for this study. Verbal and quantitative scores on the GRE, field of study, sex, and year of initial enrollment were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language)
Varnhagen, Stanley; Calder, Peter W. – 1985
The Microcomputer Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) was designed to broaden the use of microcomputers in student testing, for elementary and secondary school use, and for a variety of test item formats. MDTP was designed to administer tests, to allow teachers to create or revise tests, to print out test forms when desired, to score tests, to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Backman, Margaret E. – 1974
For decades there have been attempts to develop tests that are fair to people from different backgrounds. The Fundamental Achievement Series (FAS) is a recent attempt to develop a test that is fair to those considered disadvantaged. In addition to the traditional kinds of items, the FAS incorporates relevant items, tapping verbal and numerical…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Basic Skills
Prather, James E. – 1981
Trends in academic performance from 1961 to 1979 for entering freshmen at Georgia State University were examined. Verbal and mathematics scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), high school average (HSA), and freshman grade point average (GPA) were analyzed. It was found that SAT verbal and mathematics scores remained generally stable; over…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Fisher, Thomas H.; And Others – 1973
This first report in the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) 1973-74 series presents the objectives of the program and indicates in detail some specific procedural questions relevant to this year's assessment. A revolutionary change in this year's program is the switch from normative tests to objective-referenced tests in reading and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests
Greenberg, Bernard L. – 1971
The early onset deaf are a disadvantaged group with educational handicaps resembling closely those of the economically disadvantaged. Most deaf students score poorly on the commonly used verbal tests of college aptitude and their scores on these tests do not predict their college performance. Gallaudet College, an accredited liberal arts college…
Descriptors: College Admission, Concept Formation, Deafness, Educationally Disadvantaged
