Psychology in Action: Test Better Finder of Great Math Talent Than Teachers Are.

Stanley, Julian C.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Psychology in Action: Test Better Finder of Great Math Talent Than Teachers Are

Stanley, Julian C.

American Psychologist, 31, 4, 313-314, Apr 76

A natural experiment dramatically reveals that scores on a difficult standardized mathematics aptitude test predicts achievement in mathematics over a 2 or 3-year period considerably better than the judgment of the students' present mathematics teacher. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Mathematics, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Standardized Tests, Teacher Evaluation, Test Interpretation, Test Results, Test Validity

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