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Perren, G. E., Ed. – 1977
This specialized bibliography provides a widely representative selection of materials on testing foreign language skills. It is divided into two sections. The first covers articles that have appeared in periodicals over the past two years and includes abstracts of each. These have been reprinted from volumes 1 through 9 of "Language Teaching and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, 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
Fischbein, Siv – 1979
A summary and discussion of a series of studies considered the dilemma that equal educational treatment of all children in public schools appears likely to increase the spread of differences among them in educational achievement. Longitudinal studies of pairs of identical and of fraternal twins in Sweden from 10 to 18 years of age considered the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Aptitude Tests, Body Height
Bauer, Roger; And Others – 1968
Since the need for good programers exists and will increase, their identification before training is desirable. Until now only single tests of potential ability have been evaluated. In this study several tests used in various combinations were evaluated as test batteries. The IBM Aptitude Test for Programmer Personnel (ATPP) and the Strong…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests
Fletcher, John; Ree, Malcolm James – 1976
The selection of an appropriate test battery is based on its content and applicability to the vocational trainee population. This report describes the testing of a national sample of U.S. high school students with an established version of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), and a new, enlarged version of the same test battery.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Correlation, Equated Scores, Factor Analysis
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
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1974
The United States Training and Employment Service Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Criteria, Cutting Scores
Kimbrell, Grady; Vineyard, Ben S. – 1974
The field-tested activity manual is intended to improve cooperative education coordinators' relationships with their students by providing an individualized approach that allows the student to participate in planning the area of emphasis for study and activity. Although useful in regularly scheduled classes, it was prepared especially for those…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning
Botterbusch, Karl F. – 1974
This study investigated the effects of high and low need achievement, individual vs. group test adminstration, and potential dropout and nonpotential dropout on the Manual Dexterity Aptitude of the General Aptitude Test Battery. Following the administration of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), 120 high school males were assigned to one of…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, High School Students
Goslin, David A. – 1967
This review summarizes the major criticisms of standardized tests and testing and attempts an evaluation of the validity of the criticisms. Viewed in the context of type of test, manner of its use, and assumptions regarding its validity, the paper discusses: (1) the imperfect-prediction problem, where predictions of performance are invalidated by…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Educational Testing, Evaluation Criteria
Turnbull, William W. – 1967
Three stages mark the development of relevance in testing: relevance to the educational program, relevance to the individual student's past accomplishments, and relevance to the student's future accomplishments. If the College Entrance Examination Board should have to follow paths such as these, it has ahead of it the enormous job of transforming…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement, Aptitude Tests
Mitzel, Harold E.; Brandon, George L. – 1968
A series of five reports is presented which describes the activities carried out by the Pennsylvania State University group engaged in research in computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in vocational-technical education. The reports cover the period January 1968-June 1968 and deal with: 1) prior knowledge and individualized instruction; 2) numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Science
Wang, Margaret C.; Lindvall, C. M. – 1970
The purpose of this paper is to report on a pilot investigation of the operation of the Bloom and Carroll hypothesis which states that aptitudes are predictive of rate of learning given a situation in which the time allowed for learning is unlimited, and pupil perserverance, ability to understand instruction, and quality of instruction are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests
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