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The Relationship of Performance on Standardized Tests in Mathematics and Reading to Two Measures of Social Intelligence and One of Academic Self-Esteem for Two Samples of Primary School Children.
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Snyder, Sharyne D.; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The purpose of this study was to provide evidence of the validity of two measures of social intelligence and a self-esteem scale relative to math and reading achievement. The social intelligence measures showed modest degrees of concurrent and predictive validity; the academic self-esteem measure failed to demonstrate its validity. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Performance Factors, Predictive Validity, Primary Education
The Comparative Validity of the California State University and Colleges English Placement Test (CSUC-EPT) in the Prediction of Fall Semester Grade Point Average and English Course Grades of First-Semester Entering Freshmen.
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Michael, William B.; Shaffer, Phyllis – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
The California State University and Colleges English Placement Test was designed to provide information about the reading and writing skills of newly admitted college students. The validity of this measure is examined. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Education, Equivalency Tests, Higher Education
Cognitive and Affective Factor Dimensions in Each of Four High School Samples of Different Ethnicity.
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Michael, William B.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
This investigation is an extension of TM 506 002. A factor analysis of the intercorrelations of academic self-concept and reading scores revealed three factors: Academic Achievement, Positive Academic Affect, and Anxiety. The results also showed that the factor structure served to explain the criterion-related validity coeffecients obtained in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Affective Measures, Anxiety