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Download full textLambrecht, Judith J. – 1981
An aptitude test requiring 10-minutes' administration time was administered to high school students learning Forkner, Century 21, and Gregg shorthand for the purpose of determining test validity for different shorthand systems. Validity data were obtained from approximately 2000 students. Aptitude test reliability ranged from KR20=0.88 to 0.90.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Correlation, Dropout Rate
McLaughlin, Kenneth F. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
Under Title V, Guidance, Counseling, and Testing of the "National Defense Education Act of 1958," the Congress of the United States has recognized the value of tests as a tool which may be used to help make an early determination of the aptitudes and abilities of the students in U.S. schools. This bulletin attempts to explain the use and…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Guidance, Educational Testing, Aptitude Tests
