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Taylor, Beverly W.; Dunbar, Ann M. – 1983
The purpose of this study was to determine if academic achievement differed among the Piagetian cognitive levels of teacher education students and if these differences interacted with sex, age, classification (e.g., freshmen, sophomores), or ACT scores. Sample for the study consisted of 670 students enrolled in a developmental psychology class.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, College Entrance Examinations
Tarver, Linda K.; Carr, Dan B. – 1983
Using a statewide sample of Louisiana's prospective teachers' results on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) (N=5,642), the investigation probed the relationships between NTE composite scores, Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) scores, and WCET subscores with selected predictor variables (overall grade point average (GPA); GPA in…
Descriptors: Competence, Education Majors, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Download full textHowey, Kenneth R.; And Others – 1984
A study examined the general achievement and aptitude of prospective teachers at the University of Minnesota's College of Education. Test scores were examined over time, against majors in other professional schools in the same institution, as well as across different education majors. The specific variables investigated included subtests of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Class Rank, Comparative Analysis
