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The Influence of Relative Age Effect in the Assessment of High School Students in Physical Education in the United Kingdom
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Roberts, Simon J.; Fairclough, Stuart J. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2012
The common practice of annually age grouping children in education, likely done under the assumption of similarly aged children sharing similar abilities and learner characteristics, may actually undermine equity and fairness in student assessments. This strategy has received criticism for (dis) advantaging those older children born closer to the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
An Investigation into the Use of Cognitive Ability Tests in the Identification of Gifted Students in Design and Technology
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Twissell, Adrian – Design and Technology Education, 2011
This study examines whether MidYIS and YELLIS cognitive ability tests (CATs) are appropriate methods for the identification of giftedness in Design and Technology. A key rationale for the study was whether CATs and able to identify those students with the aptitudes considered of importance to identifying giftedness in Design and Technology and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Identification, Cognitive Ability