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Siemankowski, Francis T.; MacKnight, Franklin C. – 1971
Students in science and non-science departments of the State University College, Buffalo, were given the Survey of Object Visualization, a test designed to measure aptitude to visualize objects when disassembled and in various positions. Science majors scored significantly higher than non-science students. Within the science group, different bands…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Science, College Students, Predictive Measurement
Maier, Milton H. – 1972
The publication reports on a statistical analysis of educational level as it affects the prediction of enlisted performance in Army training courses. Samples of the men at each of four educational levels were formed: non-high school graduation, high school graduation, some college, and college graduation. Using the Gulliksen-Wilks analysis of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Aptitude Tests, Educational Background, Military Training
Test Service Bulletin, 1948
An analysis of a dictionary definition of "aptitude" could clear up several prevalent misunderstandings of the concept. Nothing inherent in the concept assumes that aptitudes are hereditary; aptitude is the result of the interaction of heredity and environment. "Apritude" has a broad definition; it includes intelligence, achievement, personality,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude, Aptitude Tests
Engelking, D. F. – 1972
Two tables are presented showing the Idaho percentile norms on Form L of the Differential Aptitude Tests administered to students in Grade 9. (CK)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Females, Grade 9, Males
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Tobias, Sigmund – Review of Educational Research, 1976
Some of the literature related to the area of instructional research, individualized instruction and student aptitude are explored in this article. (DEP)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Design
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Scott, Ralph; Stumme, James – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
Compared intrachild variability of five-year-old children on the Primary Mental Abilities Test when subjects reached their fifth birthday after completing at least two years of preschool enrichment. Conclusions, although qualified on the basis of limited sample size, revealed wider intrachild variability with minority children. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Child Development, Intelligence Tests, Minority Group Children
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Andersen, Erling; Madsen, Mette – Psychometrika, 1977
Methods for estimating the mean and variance of latent ability parameters of a normally distributed population that has been tested with Rasch model-calibrated test items are discussed. Methods for checking the normality of the population are also included. (JKS)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models
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Klinge, Valerie; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1977
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Quotient
Burns, William E. – Industrial Education, 1986
Discusses aptitude tests that volunteers take to match their skills, interests, and aptitudes with skills needed in specific military occupations. Describes the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) and what happens to ASVAB results. (CT)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Choice, Employment Qualifications, Job Skills
Staples, Betsy – Creative Computing, 1985
Describes software packages used to help prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test, considering features that the packages have in common as well as unique features that each package has. Also lists and ranks the products and their features in a chart (indicating system requirements and current cost). (JN)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
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Embretson, Susan E. – Intelligence, 1987
Three studies of dynamic testing of spatial aptitude were performed with training on the physical analogue of the mental task between the pre-test and the post-test. A total of 129 college students participated. Training increased spatial ability. Other experiments indicated that construct validity was influenced by dynamic testing. (SLD)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Students, Construct Validity, Performance Tests
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Silverstein, A. B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986
The intercorrelations among the 11 subtests second edition of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude (DTLA-2) for a portion of the standardization sample were subjected to both factor analysis and cluster analysis. None of the factors or clusters corresponded exactly to any of the eight DTLA-2 composities. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cluster Analysis, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Heiss, George D. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1985
Interviewed testing coordinators in 20 New Jersey public schools to identify and describe current practices and problems in testing program content, planning, and participation; test selection and scheduling; preparation of test administrators and test takers; and test scoring, recording, and reporting. (JAC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
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Paul, Steven M. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1986
Normative data for the Advanced Raven's Progressive Matrices are presented based on 300 University of California, Berkeley, students. Correlations with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Terman Concept Mastery Test are explored. The relationship between the Advanced Raven's Progressive Matrices and Spearman's g is explored. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Correlation
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Kujoth, Richard – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1973
The General Aptitude Test Battery, used by many state employment services as a counseling tool, has been criticized as an unfair screening device. A less restrictive policy of pretest coaching and retesting, combined with action research on the effects of remedial education on aptitudes scores is suggested, rather than a return to subjective…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Employment Counselors, Employment Services
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