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Warkentin, Lena – 1979
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) scores in kindergarten (MRTK) and grade one (MRT1) with the reading scores of the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) at the end of grades one (CTBSR1) and two (CTBSR2). A secondary purpose of the study was to determine whether the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. Research Div. – 1979
To evaluate the usefulness of standardized achievement tests in assessing pre-university academic achievement and aptitude, the Council of Ontario Universities administered tests to incoming freshmen at four Ontario universities, and also examined their high school and subsequent university performance. The tests were designed to measure…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
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Indices of motivation and demand developed to forecast postsecondary enrollment in Manitoba, Canada, are described. The indices were tested with surveys of more than 14,000 high school students with respect to actual outcomes and validated by surveying more than 5,000 students. The theoretical basis of the indices, their use in enrollment…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Bound Students, Educational Demand, Enrollment Influences
