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Watson, Betty U.; And Others – 1983
The Hiskey-Nebraska Test of Learning Aptitude (H-NTLA) (Hiskey, 1966) has been regarded by reviewers as one of the best instruments for assessing the learning abilities of hearing-impaired children. However, there has been a paucity of research on the validity of this test. Further, there is no established test-retest reliability, and questions…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Adolescents
Peer reviewedFuchs, Douglas; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1987
This study analyzed user manuals and technical supplements of 27 aptitude and achievement tests to determine whether disabled children were included in development of the tests' norms, items, reliability indices, and validity indices. Most test developers provided scant evidence that their tests were valid for use with disabled students. (JDD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAdams, Cheryll M.; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1995
The Diet Cola Test was designed as a process assessment of science aptitude in intermediate grade students. Investigations of the instrument's reliability and validity indicated that data did not support use of the instrument for identifying individual students' aptitude. However, results suggested the test's appropriateness for evaluating…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making
Peer reviewedAsmus, Edward P.; Harrison, Carole S. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1990
Administers an experimental college version of the Musical Aptitude Profile (CMAP) and 2 motivation measures to 187 nonmusic majors in a music appreciation course. Eliminates CMAP results from analysis resulting from low reliability. Includes data table that were significantly related. (NL)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Higher Education, Learning Motivation, Motivation Techniques
Taylor, Ronald L. – Diagnostique, 1990
The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised is a set of tests designed to measure cognitive abilities, scholastic aptitude, and achievement in the areas of reading, mathematics, and written language, in individuals aged 2-95 years. This paper describes the test battery's administration, scoring, standardization, reliability, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Adults
Rengel, Elizabeth – 1986
The Ball Aptitude Battery (BAB) was examined for item bias in a sample of 577 high school students in which males and females, as well as three ethnic groups (Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics) were represented. The objectives of the investigation were: (1) to assess the level of interrater agreement for the judgmental method; (2) to find the level of…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Black Students, Culture Fair Tests
Wigdor, Alexandra K., Ed.; Green, Bert F., Jr., Ed. – 1991
This is the sixth and final report of the National Research Council's Committee on the Performance of Military Personnel on the Joint-Service Job Performance Measurement/Enlistment Standards (JPM) Project, a project designed to develop measures of performance for entry-level military jobs so that enlistment standards could be linked to performance…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment
