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Sullivan, Otha Richard – 1981
This paper reviews and assesses the data that show black children are being placed in Educable Mentally Retarded (EMR) classes at rates which are two to four times greater than whites or any other ethnic group in the nation. Discussed are the results and implications of a study involving a comparative analysis of the national statistics of the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Civil Liberties, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Tracy, George S.; Baer, Michelle – 1979
A study was conducted to answer the following questions: (1) What intellectual abilities are essential in a successful vocational training program? (2) To what degree can intellectual abilities be used to predict successful job placement? and (3) To what degree does rationale of job preference affect successful job placement? The assessment…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Nurses, Nursing Education
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1978
The booklet discusses teaching gifted and talented students in the regular classroom. Brief case histories of three different types of gifted students are presented: morally gifted, creatively gifted, and cognitively gifted. Defining the gifted and talented is discussed, and characteristics of gifted children within each talent area are outlined.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Aptitude Tests, Case Studies
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The cognitive determinants of number series completion performance were studied by presenting a systematic set of problems to adults and to children of high and average intelligence, grades 4 and 5. Pearson correlations between these problems and the number series on the Cognitive Abilities Test were .51, .78 and .43 for the average intelligence,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Testing
Download full textTSUJI, ISAO – 1964
FROM 1962 TO 1963, THE JAPAN BROADCASTING CORP. CONDUCTED A STUDY TO MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION ON PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ISOLATED AREAS OF JAPAN, WHO HAD SCORED BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ON NATIONWIDE ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. 4 PRIMARY SCHOOLS WERE CHOSEN FOR THE EXPERIMENT. THE STUDENTS WERE PRETESTED FOR INTELLIGENCE,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conventional Instruction, Cultural Isolation, Educational Television
PINNOCK, THEODORE J. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF TESTING IN SEASONAL AND MIGRANT FARMERS' EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IS NOT FOR MEASUREMENT BUT FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE DEGREE AND INTENSITY OF HELP NEEDED. TESTS SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY THE TEACHER TWO OR THREE WEEKS AFTER CLASS BEGINS WHEN POSSIBLE. THEY SHOULD BE SCORED CAREFULLY, AND THE RESULTS ANALYZED AND INTERPRETED. THE AUTHOR…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Testing, Group Testing
Cocking, Rodney R.; And Others – 1980
Implications are discussed for new instrument development by way of a methodological study which used a task allowing one to focus upon: (1) a non-verbal approach; (2) memory functions; (3) a variety of mnemonics that children use in information retrieval; and (4) a non-traditional procedure supported by psychological and developmental research. A…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Intelligence
National School Public Relations Association, Arlington, VA. – 1978
Basic test terminology is explained for parents of school children. Terms which are defined include aptitude, achievement, criterion referenced tests, norm referenced tests, and intelligence quotient. Brief discussions of the advantages and limitations of tests are included. Testing is seen as providing valuable information to the school, students…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing
Hattie, John; Fitzgerald, Don – 1979
Four alternative theoretical models of intellectual competence were assessed, using confirmatory factor analysis to account for the correlation patterns derived from Wechsler intelligence tests. It was argued that the difference between the chi-square goodness of fit statistics that are provided when using confirmatory factor analysis gives a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure
RAVITZ, MEL – 1963
PROBLEMS POSED BY THE MIGRATION OF LARGE NUMBERS OF RURAL PEOPLE TO LARGE URBAN CENTERS ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS WAYS TO ASSIMILATE THE CULTURES OF URBAN RESIDENTS AND RURAL IN-MIGRANTS. THESE METHODS INCLUDE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, AND ENCOURAGING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ROLES OF BOTH…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Citizen Participation, Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences
Lunneborg, Patricia W. – 1968
A group of 126 University of Washington seniors, consisting of 59 women and 67 men, voluntarily retook their precollege aptitude test battery to complete an experimental "College Graduate Survey." The entrance test performance is assumed to be the intellectual level of university freshmen who progress at a normal rate and graduate in 4 years. In…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Achievement Rating, College Entrance Examinations
Hess, Robert D.; Shipman, Virginia C. – 1967
This study seeks to determine the degree to which certain behavioral measures interact with intelligence, whether in a linear or curvilinear fashion, to help one predict academic achievement in Head Start children to a greater degree than would be possible were intelligence test performance alone used as the predictor variable. Children were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
Campbell, Frances; Ramey, Craig – 1977
This paper, part of an evaluation of the early intervention project at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, deals primarily with results of the Bayley Mental Development Index (MDI). The MDI was administered to experimental and control infants from lower socioeconomic background at 6, 12 and 18 months of age. Results (discussed in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Infants
Montare, Alberto; and Others – 1977
Recent comprehensive analyses such as those by Harnishfeger and Wiley (1975) and Zajonc (1976) indicate the existence of a national and international downward trend in achievement and intelligence test scores. An analysis of the achievement and intelligence test scores in a small, upper middle class, New Jersey elementary school district showed an…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affluent Youth, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Bradley, Robert H.; Caldwell, Bettye M. – 1974
The present investigation examined the ability of the Inventory of Home Stimulation (STIM) to predict changes in relative mental test performance of children between 6 months old and 36 months of age. The six STIM subscales were used in discriminant analysis to classify infants into three groups (gainers, stable, losers) in terms of their change…
Descriptors: Child Development, Environmental Influences, Family Environment, Infant Behavior
