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Marshall, Patricia – Manpower, 1971
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Disadvantaged, Test Validity
Droege, Robert C.; And Others – Meas Evaluation Guidance, 1970
The research involved construction of appropriate nonreading tests designed to measure the aptitudes underlying the GATB, a study of the interrelationships of the experimental nonreading tests and the GATB for a sample of high school seniors. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Disadvantaged, Measurement, Nonverbal Tests
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Gordon, Edwin E. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1980
The author describes the nature of music aptitudes of very young children and presents validity information which pertains to the Primary Measures of Music Audiation, a group test designed to identify musically gifted children and to diagnose the musical strengths and weaknesses of each young child. (SBH)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Early Childhood Education, Music, Talent
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Borman, Christopher A.; And Others – Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 1996
This report reviews and compares in a table 16 aptitude and achievement instruments that are used in career assessment and counseling. Includes information about publishers, intended population, time, scoring, computerization, cost, and reviews. (JOW)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adults, Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling
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Stockard, James W., Jr. – PTA Today, 1988
Intelligence Quotient scores are only predictors of performance, not precise measures of intelligence. They are most useful in conjunction with other assessments of potential such as achievement tests and daily performance. An explanation of how scores are derived and a brief history of IQ testing are included. (IAH)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
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Huba, George J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1988
Alternate versions of the Western Personnel Test were administered via computer and in the standard paper and pencil format to two groups of adults (N=50). Results suggest that the two forms of administration yield comparable results, and that separate norms for the computer-administered version are not necessary. (TJH)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Occupational Tests
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Wiggins, James D. – School Counselor, 1992
Conducted workshop for high school seniors, 50 of whom had taken Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) and 50 of whom had taken Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). After completion of six-hour program on application of game-playing strategies to SAT, both retakers and first-time takers of SAT (who had previously taken PSAT) raised their scores…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, High School Seniors, High Schools, Screening Tests
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Meyer, Philip – Economics of Education Review, 1993
The two symposium articles extend "USA Today" SAT state ranking efforts by examining which states have the highest achievers, add the most value to enrolled students, and use resources most effectively. Dynarski and Gleason show that this test measures educational achievement more than innate ability. Graham and Husted adjust rankings…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Education, Mass Media, Regression (Statistics)
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Graham, Amy E.; Husted, Thomas A. – Economics of Education Review, 1993
Incorporates test-takers' sociodemographic characteristics and state participation rates into an educational production function using the 1991 state-level Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) data. Test-takers' sex, income, and parents' education are important determinants of student performance, in addition to the state participation rate. Adjusted…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Education, High Schools, Scores
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Dynarski, Mark; Gleason, Philip – Economics of Education Review, 1993
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is often used to measure educational performance at national, state, and local levels. Because participation rates differ considerably, such comparisons are invalid. This article proposes a regression model framework for adjusting SAT scores. Results are validated by comparing adjusted SAT scores with state…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Education, High Schools, Regression (Statistics)
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Ross, Roslyn P. – School Psychology Review, 1992
Investigated whether psychologists possess psychometric knowledge necessary to evaluate discrepancies within individual's test performance with sufficient accuracy to ensure reliable decision making. Only 8.7% of 287 school psychologists were able to correctly evaluate whether 4 sets of ability-achievement scores reflected chance measurement…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Knowledge Level, Psychometrics
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Davison, Mark L.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1996
Results of profile analysis via multidimensional scaling (PAMS), a technique for studying the most prominent profiles in a battery of measures, are reported for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Revised (WAIS) and the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB). PAMS profiles and the methodological features of the PAMS approach are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Intelligence Tests, Multidimensional Scaling, Profiles
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Carson, Andrew D. – Journal of Career Assessment, 1998
Review of tests of musical aptitude indicates that objective assessment of such aptitude is not included in standard career assessment batteries. Reasons include a general decline in use of aptitude measures, less support for artistic/musical aptitudes compared to other fields, and lack of documentation of their applicability to career counseling.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Music, Test Use
Ruenzel, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
It was during the early 1990s that the author began to suspect that teenagers were reading less--and less deeply--than they had been 10 and certainly 20 years ago. He found this paradoxical, because it was during the 1990s that SAT scores seemed to soar along with the economy. Students talked about them constantly, like securities traders in a…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Aptitude Tests, Test Coaching, Recreational Reading
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Altermatt, Ellen Rydell; Kim, Minha Esther – Journal of College Admission, 2004
Society knows well that males outperform females on mathematics portions of college entrance examinations. In 2003, for example, males scored an average of 537 points on the mathematics section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), whereas females scored an average of 503 points. Less well known is the fact that males also show a slight…
Descriptors: Females, Males, Aptitude Tests, Academic Aptitude
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