Descriptor
Source
| Gifted Child Quarterly | 1 |
Author
| Stanley, Julian C. | 2 |
| Brody, Linda E. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - General | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Graduate Record Examinations | 1 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Stanley, Julian C. – 1987
This paper is an overview of some points made at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in April of 1987. Gender effects were computed on 82 nationally standardized tests designed to determine precocity among youth. The effect sizes ranged from a magnitude of 0.50 (favoring females) for spelling in grade 12 on the…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedStanley, Julian C.; Brody, Linda E. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1989
This article responds to criticisms made in the Ebmeier and Schmulbach study (EC 221 845) of the Scholastic Aptitude Test as used by talent search programs such as the Center for the Advancement of Academically Talented Youth (CTY). The history of CTY's uses of cutoff scores and alternative interpretations of statistics are discussed. (PB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Gifted, Predictor Variables
