Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 1 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 13 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 65 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 91 |
Descriptor
Intelligence Tests | 147 |
Foreign Countries | 127 |
Children | 37 |
Verbal Ability | 36 |
Correlation | 35 |
Vocabulary | 32 |
Elementary School Students | 30 |
Statistical Analysis | 27 |
Achievement Tests | 25 |
Scores | 24 |
Cognitive Ability | 19 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Georgiou, George K. | 5 |
Chen, Xi | 4 |
Das, J. P. | 4 |
Deacon, S. Hélène | 4 |
Parrila, Rauno | 4 |
Saklofske, Donald H. | 4 |
Atkinson, Leslie | 3 |
Harrison, Allyson G. | 3 |
Jenkins, Jennifer M. | 3 |
Mimeau, Catherine | 3 |
Vernon, Philip A. | 3 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Elementary Education | 28 |
Early Childhood Education | 17 |
Primary Education | 16 |
Higher Education | 10 |
Grade 1 | 8 |
Grade 2 | 8 |
Grade 3 | 8 |
Kindergarten | 7 |
Postsecondary Education | 6 |
Intermediate Grades | 5 |
Preschool Education | 5 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Counselors | 1 |
Parents | 1 |
Practitioners | 1 |
Researchers | 1 |
Location
Canada | 147 |
United States | 13 |
United Kingdom | 4 |
Australia | 3 |
Canada (Toronto) | 3 |
Finland | 3 |
Netherlands | 3 |
United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 3 |
Germany | 2 |
Greece | 2 |
Ireland | 2 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Michalica, Kerri; Hunt, Harry – Creativity Research Journal, 2013
This study examined the commonalities and the differences between creativity and the schizophrenia spectrum. The variables measured were creativity, schizotypy, absorption, mystical experiences, spatial ability, balance, positive and negative presence, and neuroticism. Three community groups were recruited: 31 artists, 10 people with…
Descriptors: Creativity, Schizophrenia, Experience, Spatial Ability
Georgiou, George K.; Das, J. P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
The present study aimed to examine the nature of the working memory and general cognitive ability deficits experienced by university students with a specific reading comprehension deficit. A total of 32 university students with poor reading comprehension but average word-reading skills and 60 age-word-matched controls with no comprehension…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, College Students, Reading Difficulties, Short Term Memory
Nicholls, Shane; Wegener, Matt; Bay, Darlene; Cook, Gail Lynn – Accounting Education, 2012
Emotional intelligence is increasingly recognized as being important for professional career success. Skills related to emotional intelligence (e.g. organizational commitment, public speaking, teamwork, and leadership) are considered essential. Human resource professionals have begun including tests of emotional intelligence (EI) in job applicant…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Accounting, Business Administration Education
Kaufman, James C.; Kaufman, Scott Barry; Lichtenberger, Elizabeth O. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2011
Assessing creative potential using a comprehensive battery of standardized tests requires a focus on "how" and "why" an individual responds in addition to "how well" they respond. Using the "intelligent testing" philosophy of focusing on the person being tested rather than the measure itself helps…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Creativity, Psychologists, Standardized Tests
Bremner, Dawn; McTaggart, Breanne; Saklofske, Donald H.; Janzen, Troy – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2011
The General Ability Index (GAI) and Cognitive Proficiency Index (CPI) are two index scores that can be calculated for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Canadian Edition (WISC-IV[superscript CDN]). The GAI comprises the verbal comprehension and perceptual reasoning subtests and reflects reasoning abilities. The CPI includes the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Intelligence Tests, Short Term Memory, Psychoeducational Methods
Jia, Fanli; Gottardo, Alexandra; Koh, Poh Wee; Chen, Xi; Pasquarella, Adrian – Reading Research Quarterly, 2014
The main purpose of this study was to bridge the gap between the literature on cognitive variables related to English literacy learning skills, as suggested by the simple view of reading, and the literature on sociocultural variables, specifically acculturation. The sample consisted of 94 Chinese immigrant adolescents from grades 7-12 in Waterloo…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Wellisch, Mimi; Brown, Jac – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2012
Gifted children who do not achieve often have problems with motivation and socioemotional adjustment and may also have learning disabilities. This article examines factors such as attachment difficulties and maternal depression as these may contribute to underachievement. The article reviews past and current practices of gifted identification and…
Descriptors: Gifted, Underachievement, Gifted Disadvantaged, Gifted Disabled
Diakiw, Jerry – Education Canada, 2009
Joel seemed blessed with remarkable talents, but they did not reveal themselves in any obvious way in a school or class setting. Although he had been given an IQ test, his exact score could not be calculated--but it was well over 160. On a test of musical ability, Joel had attained a perfect score on all four musical attributes--a first for the…
Descriptors: Music, Personality, Talent, Intelligence Tests
Cohen, Nancy J.; Farnia, Fataneh; Im-Bolter, Nancie – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Clinic and community-based epidemiological studies have shown an association between child psychopathology and language impairment. The demands on language for social and academic adjustment shift dramatically during adolescence and the ability to understand the nonliteral meaning in language represented by higher order language…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Mental Health, Language Impairments, Children
Rosenblum, Yonatan; Larochette, Anne-Claire; Harrison, Allyson G.; Armstrong, Irene – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2010
Learning Disabilities (LDs) affect a significant number of students in elementary and secondary school. In order for these students, along with parents and teachers, to understand the nature of their specific difficulties, and have equal opportunity in academic settings, a comprehensive psychological report containing properly informed…
Descriptors: Psychological Evaluation, Learning Disabilities, Test Interpretation, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Bowden, Stephen C.; Lange, Rael T.; Weiss, Lawrence G.; Saklofske, Donald H. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
A measurement model is invoked whenever a psychological interpretation is placed on test scores. When stated in detail, a measurement model provides a description of the numerical and theoretical relationship between observed scores and the corresponding latent variables or constructs. In this way, the hypothesis that similar meaning can be…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Lange, Rael T.; Iverson, Grant L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
This study evaluated the concurrent validity of estimated Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales-Third Edition (WAIS-III) index scores using various one- and two-subtest combinations. Participants were the Canadian WAIS-III standardization sample. Using all possible one- and two-subtest combinations, an estimated Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI), an…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Validity, Intelligence Tests, Memory
Hughes, Kathleen; Coplan, Robert J. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2010
The goal of the current study was to explore the relations between shyness, academic engagement, and academic achievement in childhood. Participants were (n = 125) children (aged 9-13 years) attending public school boards in Canada. Children completed self reports of shyness and were administered a test of nonverbal IQ. Academic achievement was…
Descriptors: Shyness, Reading Comprehension, Student Participation, Standardized Tests
Boughan, Mark Arthur – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Institutions of higher education are required to initiate student outcomes assessment programs. Such programs are more complex in Bible colleges due to concerns related to spiritual and religious development and the lack of appropriate related assessment tools. Further, as there are indications that religious development may result in increased…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Biblical Literature, Emotional Intelligence, College Students
Baydala, Lola; Rasmussen, Carmen; Birch, June; Sherman, Jody; Wikman, Erik; Charchun, Julianna; Kennedy, Merle; Bisanz, Jeffrey – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2009
The authors explored the relationship between measures of self-belief, behavioural development, and academic achievement in Canadian Aboriginal children. Standardized measures of intelligence are unable to consistently predict academic achievement in students from indigenous populations. Exploring alternative factors that may be both predictive…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Canada Natives, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests