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Nurit Paz-Baruch – Educational Studies, 2024
The study identified the cognitive mechanisms that underly individual differences in mathematics and reading. There is little systematic evidence regarding the connections between cognitive capabilities, mathematics and reading among high-school students with typical development. Moreover, the study aimed to examine whether or not gender is…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Cognitive Processes, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement
Majkowski, Bruce Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Many undergraduate architecture programs have experienced high attrition levels, dating back to the 1940s (McClure, 1948). Despite this longstanding nature, many architecture faculty consider it an indicator of the quality of the program, not a problem to fix (Wiencke, 1994). However, the recession in 2008 had far-reaching effects, greatly…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Architectural Education, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement
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Coyle, Thomas R.; Purcell, Jason M.; Snyder, Anissa C.; Kochunov, Peter – Intelligence, 2013
This research examined whether non-"g" residuals of the SAT and ACT subtests, obtained after removing g, predicted specific abilities. Non-"g" residuals of the verbal and math subtests of the SAT and ACT were correlated with academic (verbal and math) and non-academic abilities (speed and shop), both based on the Armed Services…
Descriptors: Intelligence, College Entrance Examinations, Vocational Aptitude, Aptitude Tests
Gierl, Mark J.; Leighton, Jacqueline P.; Wang, Changjiang; Zhou, Jiawen; Gokiert, Rebecca; Tan, Adele – College Board, 2009
The purpose of the study is to present research focused on validating the four algebra cognitive models in Gierl, Wang, et al., using student response data collected with protocol analysis methods to evaluate the knowledge structures and processing skills used by a sample of SAT test takers.
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Student Attitudes
Dorans, Neil – College Entrance Examination Board, 1999
This summary explains how a student's relative standing in a particular group, as measured by a percentile score, is the same regardless of whether that student's score is on the SAT scale established in 1941 or on the recentered SAT scale, established with a 1990 reference group, and introduced in 1995.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Verbal Ability, Mathematics Tests
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Dorans, Neil J.; Livingston, Samuel A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1987
This study investigated the hypothesis that females who score high on the Mathematical portion of Scholastic Aptitude Test do so because they have high verbal skills, whereas some males score high on the mathematics despite their relatively low verbal skills. Evidence for and against the hypothesis was observed. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Females, High Schools, Hypothesis Testing
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Stanley, Julian C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1988
Statistics are presented concerning background characteristics of 292 students who scored well on the mathematical sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test at age 12 or younger. Discussed are the ratio of girls to boys, geographic distribution, verbal ability, parents' education level and occupational status, siblings, and educational…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Elementary Education
Lawrence, Ida; Rigol, Gretchen W.; Van Essen, Thomas; Jackson, Carol A. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2002
This paper describes the various ways in which the SAT has evolved since its introduction in 1926. Some of the modifications have involved changes in the types of questions used to measure verbal and mathematical skills. Other modifications focused on liberalizing time limits to ensure that speed of responding to questions has minimal effect on…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Achievement Tests, Test Construction, Test Bias
Gallagher, Ann M. – College Entrance Examination Board, 1990
Performance of high-scoring males and females on the mathematics section of three forms of the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-M) was examined to determine how item content, solution strategy, and speededness differentially affect performance. The mathematical and verbal sections of the SAT were also compared for similarities in the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Gender Differences, Scores, Mathematics Tests
Ramist, Leonard; Lewis, Charles; McCamley-Jenkins, Laura – College Entrance Examination Board, 2001
There has been increased interest in emphasizing Achievement Tests, as SAT II: Subject Tests, for use in admission and placement. In this report, data was obtained from a comprehensive database of categorized course grades for a large number and great variety of colleges, with student groups identified. For each student group, the percentage of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement, Prediction