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Validity of the Standard Progressive Matrices as a Predictor of Achievement of Sixth and Seventh Grade Students.

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Powers, Stephen; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986

The predictive validity of the Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) was examined with a sample of 212 sixth-grade students and 214 seventh-grade students. Correlation coefficients between the SPM and the California Achievement Tests of Reading, Language, and Mathematics ranged from .34 to .60. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests

Effects of Visual/Verbal Associations.

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Martin, Anna C. – 1991

Different effects of instructional strategies on recall and comprehension of terms frequently used in formal analysis of art were examined. The study looked at a synthesis of three theoretical positions: dual-coding theory, schema theory, and elaboration theory. Two-hundred and fifty sixth-grade students were randomly assigned to three groups:…

Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Educational Experiments