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Slack, Warner V.; Porter, Douglas – Harvard Educational Review, 1980
Contrary to findings of the Educational Testing Service and the College Board, the authors contend that coaching can effectively help raise student scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). They argue that the SAT is not in fact a measure of "aptitude" and that high school grades and achievement tests are better predictors of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests
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Sedlacek, William E.; Prieto, Dario O. – Academic Medicine, 1990
Traditional predictors have modest correlations with medical school grades and scores on the National Board of Medical Examiners examination for minority students. Noncognitive minority admissions variables are discussed including self-concept, realistic self-appraisal, understanding and dealing with racism, long-range goals, having a strong…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Admission
Henson, Phillip; And Others – 1989
Talent identification in most sports occurs through mass participation and the process of natural selection; track and field does not enjoy such widespread participation. This paper reports on a project undertaken for the following purposes: improve the means by which youth with the potential for high level performance can be identified; develop…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Athletes, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Bureau of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1989
This report analyzes the 1987-88 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of Connecticut's college-bound seniors and includes the students' characteristics and their college plans. The SAT, comprised of a verbal and a mathematical section, is part of the College Board's Admissions Testing Program which also includes the Test of Standard Written…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students, Comparative Analysis, Education Majors
de Lacey, Robert J., Jr. – 1985
The question of whether a new eligibility ruling will prevent 78 student-athletes in Iowa from receiving athletic scholarships was assessed. Four surveys of Iowa high school principals evaluated the effect of eligibility rules based on grade point averages (GPA), standardized test scores, and high school core curriculum requirements. Attention was…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Athletes, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
Amos, Arthur K., Jr. – 1986
Persistence and graduation rates of four types of undergraduate students at the University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) are examined: domestic students with fewer than 12.5 college transfer units, including both regularly admitted students and those admitted by special action; and domestic students admitted with at least 84 but less than 135…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Affirmative Action, Aptitude Tests, College Graduates
Bianchini, John C.; And Others – 1966
Racial factors in personnel selection procedures and the performance of racial and socio-economic groups on a testing instrument widely used in personnel selection and in public schools are discussed. The study questions whether individual test items are relatively easier for one racial group than for another, and whether there is a relationship…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Blacks, Community Organizations, Competitive Selection
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Weiss, John G. – Negro Educational Review, 1987
For Blacks and Hispanics, standardized admission tests and licensing exams are barriers to schools and occupations. Case studies are presented of college admission tests and teacher testing that place women and minorities at a disadvantage. Test biases and misuse must be eliminated and new forms of evaluation must be developed. (VM)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education
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Powers, Donald E. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1985
After adjusting for different background characteristics of students, effects on test scores were related to the length and type of test coaching programs offered. The data suggest that the test item types in the Graduate Record Examination General Test appear to show little susceptibility to formal coaching experiences. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
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Ornstein, Allan C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1993
Examines the differences between norm-referenced tests (standardized assessments of intelligence, aptitude, achievement, and personality) and criterion-referenced tests. Until school districts improve their potential to develop meaningful criterion-referenced tests, norm-referenced tests will be the major yardstick for measuring student…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Tannehill, Rhonda L.; Evans, Larry D. – 1994
The relationship between the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (WISC-III) and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Revised (CELF-R) was investigated in 53 third graders from students in the 15 educational cooperatives across Arkansas. Additional information regarding race, academic achievement, and aptitude was gathered for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude, Aptitude Tests
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1978
Nineteen tables are presented, together with a brief discussion, showing the results of the College Entrance Examination Board's 1978 Admissions Testing Program, including Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), achievement tests, and Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) score distributions, and results of the Student Descriptive Questionnaire. A…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students
Marron, Joseph E. – 1965
Studies conducted by the United States Military Academy and Air Force Academy showed that many cadets who had attended preparatory schools which prepared high school graduates for college admission performed below what had been predicted by their scores on college entrance examinations. Based on these findings, about 1,200 students from 10…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students
Jackson, Rex; Schrader, William B. – 1976
This norms study, initiated to aid in score interpretation, is designed to provide current information on Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) scores of a national sample of high school juniors. Earlier national norms were developed on the basis of tests administered in 1960 and 1966. The…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends
Prediger, Dale J. – 1971
Information from tests, when considered in the context of decision theory, can play an important role in vocational development. This role is primarily one of stimulating and facilitating exploratory behavior. Objective procedures for converting test data into counseling information are discussed and illustrated with special attention being given…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making
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