Using post-secondary vocational and technical education students as the populations, the objectives of this project were to determine: (1) the ability of standardized instruments to predict the various criteria of success, (2) the relative ability of the different instruments to predict each criterion of success, and (3) which sub-set of all of…

Relationships between Modern Language Aptitude (MLA) test scores and grades for French, German, and Spanish were determined. Analyses within courses 01, 05, 06, 07, and 11 were conducted. Successful and unsuccessful students and their MLA scores were identified in each course. Results indicated that placement was generally more successful in the…

The United States Training and Employment Service General 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…

The United States Training and Employment Service General 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…

The United States Training and Employment Service General 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…

The United States Training and Employment Service General 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…

This bulletin contains annotated bibliographies of new acquisitions, test announcements received, and new references. Additional information ranges from news concerning the special Head Start Test Collection, and a listing of 1971-1972 testing programs, to test review publications, tests no longer available, new publishers and new addresses, and…

This paper concerns two features of a project on the assessment of job potential: the J-Coefficient, and the J-Scale. The J-Coefficient is a means of determining the validity of a test for a position on the basis of (1) the Beta Weights for predicting test scores from a set of elements and (2) estimates of importance of each element in the…

The Test Collection of the Educational Testing Service is an extensive library of standardized tests, record and report forms, and assessment devices. It also includes publishers' catalogs and descriptive materials, information on scoring service and systems, test reviews and reference volumes on measurement and evaluation. A special Head Start…

A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF THE RELATIVE ACCURACY OF PREDICTION OF COLLEGE FRESHMAN GRADE POINT AVERAGES FROM SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) SCORES IN PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO AND PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SOUTHERN COLLEGES. DATA PUBLISHED BY A SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ON TESTS USED IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION WERE ANALYZED AND…

A review of the twin literature and analyses of two large twin samples found identical twin correlations higher than fraternal twin correlations by about .20 for a variety of traits of ability, personality and interests. This was interpreted as indicating that about half of the variation among people in a broad spectrum of psychological traits is…

Describes an investigation of whether grades in an intensive French course could be predicted by combining information obtained in a brief interview conducted by the teacher with information from academic records. Results showed that overall grade point average is the best single predictor of performance in foreign language courses. (SED)

Research suggests that special tests of reasoning ability are superfluous. Reading comprehension and algebra scores on common aptitude and achievement tests are highly correlated with scores on several reasoning tests. Furthermore, three programs in reasoning skills have been shown to improve reading comprehension scores in various settings. (MCG)

Points out importance of the Paideia Proposal for music and music education, including educating all students in music, emphases on performance and appreciation, and programs for music teacher education. Notes limitations of the proposal with regard to music teacher education. (MH)

The purpose of this research was to construct tests that could be used to support various decisions in the educational system in Tanzania. Emphasis was placed on decisions made at the end of primary education, and at the end of four years of secondary education. (Author/BW)