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Harvey, David W.; Whinfield, Richard W. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1973
The potential of Holland's theory for use in the vocational guidance of adult women depends in part on more validity data with regard to the conceptual meaningfulness of the constructs. This study reports the findings of a correlative analysis between scores on Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), which measures the six styles,'' and…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Criterion Referenced Tests, Test Validity
Raasch, Albert – Neueren Sprachen, 1972
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Language Instruction, Language Skills, Language Tests
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Hartley, James – Instructional Science, 1973
There is evidence that pre-tests can have orienting and motivational and teaching functions - in addition to the sought-for testing function. There is also evidence that these additional functions can be either general or specific. The present paper contributes to the ongoing debate by discussing the issues involved in the context of a series of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
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Scott, M. R. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1973
Discusses, with illustrations, the difficulty of estimating college students' mathematical ability from the results of one or two examinations. (MM)
Descriptors: Ability, College Mathematics, Cutting Scores, Equated Scores
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Rost, Paul – Clearing House, 1973
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Media, Objective Tests, Reading Skills
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Register, Mary; L'Abate, Luciano – Psychology in the Schools, 1972
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Individual Characteristics, Nonverbal Tests
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Stewin, L.; Nyberg, V. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Several differences existed between the sample described in Myers' study (Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1965, 25, 355-363) and that of the present study, particularly concerning educational aspirations and environmental factors. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Intelligence Quotient, Measurement Techniques, Motivation
Hartmann, Paul; Husband, Charles – Race, 1972
The objective of constructing this scale was to produce a short, balanced scale, to measure favourability of attitude to coloured people, containing items relevant to the British situation, likely to be meaningful even to 11-year-olds. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Factor Structure, Racial Attitudes
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Weiner, Max; Kay, Patricia M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Study presents findings to the effect that relatively inexpensive standardized tests which measure achievement in reading and mathematics below the college level may be used to predict scores on the SAT and CLEP tests. (Authors)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
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Williams, Ann M. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1972
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Exceptional Child Research, Speech Handicaps
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Schudson, Michael S. – Harvard Educational Review, 1972
This essay traces the history of the College Board seeking explanations for what it has become and as well, clues to what it and American education generally might have been. In essence, the original goal of the college boards, a true merit system, has been lost. (Author/AF)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Group Testing, History
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Quay, Lorene C. – Child Development, 1972
Findings, confirming the results of an earlier study using a less deprived population, indicated that young black children do not benefit from having the Binet administered in Negro Dialect. (Author)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Youth, Comprehension, Disadvantaged Youth
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Bartlett, Donald P.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Item Analysis, Performance Factors, Racial Differences
Wilbur, Paul H. – J Educ Meas, 1970
Descriptors: High School Students, Multiple Choice Tests, Patterned Responses, Responses
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Moody, William B.; Bausell, R. Barker – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1972
A defense of the criticisms noted in the article Comments on the Effects of Activity-Oriented Instruction" in the same journal issue. (MM)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Grade 3
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