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Download full textArmour-Thomas, Eleanor – 1986
The use of standardized tests and test data to detect and address differences in cognitive styles is advocated here. To this end, the paper describes the componential theory of intelligence addressed by Sternberg et. al. This theory defines the components of intelligence by function and level of generality, including: (1) metacomponents: higher…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Van Riper, B. W. – 1989
This module was developed to introduce users of norm-referenced tests (NRT) to procedures for conducting a survey of personal resources and a review of career goals and objectives, and to provide incentives and opportunities for test takers to find a personal meaning and value in the use of test results and assessment. The activities within the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Exploration
McLaughlin, Kenneth F. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
Under Title V, Guidance, Counseling, and Testing of the "National Defense Education Act of 1958," the Congress of the United States has recognized the value of tests as a tool which may be used to help make an early determination of the aptitudes and abilities of the students in U.S. schools. This bulletin attempts to explain the use and…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Guidance, Educational Testing, Aptitude Tests
