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Peer reviewedCarson, Andrew D.; And Others – Journal of Career Assessment, 1997
The Differential Aptitude Tests-Adaptive were completed by 122 university and community career assessment center clients; 99 high school students completed the Ball Aptitude Battery. Such factors as sex, age, and cognitive ability affected the degree to which results were in accord with their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. (SK)
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, Correlation
Peer reviewedDucharme, Chris – Journal of Career Planning and Employment, 1990
After false career starts, a young graduate turned to a career center for guidance. Part of his story is his evaluation, from the testee side, of several standard attitude/aptitude inventories. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures, Career Development, Career Guidance
Peer reviewedSchurr, Terry K.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986
The effects of different instructors and student Myers-Briggs Type Inventory personality characteristics on the accuracy of predicting 1041 introductory English composition grades from a single regression equation were investigated. Results suggested that grades were inflated in classes with high means and deflated in classes with low means.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College English, College Faculty, College Students
Direct linkSwope, Kurtis J.; Schmitt, Pamela M. – Journal of Economic Education, 2006
Most studies of the determinants of understanding in economics focus on performance in a single course or standardized exam. Taking advantage of a large data set available at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), the authors examined the performance of economics majors over an entire curriculum. They found that gender was not a significant predictor of…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement
Download full textKalsbeek, David H. – 1986
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a measure of personality type and learning style, was used at Saint Louis University in the TRAILS (Tracking Retention and Academic Integration by Learning Style) Project. In addition to considering links between learning styles and student academic achievement and aptitude, MBTI was used to identify…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academic Persistence, Aptitude Tests
Pratt, Linda K.; And Others – 1981
The relationship of the dimensions of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to scores on the National Teacher's Examination (NTE) was examined. The MBTI classifies people on each of four indices: extraversion/introversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judgment/perception. A sample of 111 students, 90 percent of whom were black,…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Black Students, Education Majors
Pratt, Linda K.; And Others – 1982
A joint research project between an office of institutional research and the education department at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is described. The study focuses on factors that might affect the scores of NCCU students on the National Teacher's Examination (NTE). The project enabled the education department to begin counseling NCCU…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Black Colleges, Black Students, Certification
