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American Association of Dental Schools, Washington, DC. – 1978
Extensive data are gathered on entry into dental schools in the United States and Canada; all schools are included. In addition to brief chapters on dentistry as a career and planning for dental education, information provided for the entering class of 1979-80 by each school is given. This information includes: general information on the school;…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Advanced Placement, Allied Health Occupations Education
Crooks, Lois A., Ed. – 1972
This invitational conference was convened to report the principal findings of a six-year study of possible sources of bias in the prediction of job performance. The research was conducted jointly by Educational Testing Service and the U.S. Civil Service Commission, supported by the Ford Foundation. Data were gathered on test and job performance of…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Conference Reports, Correlation, Criterion Referenced Tests
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 2000
This comprehensive report on Texas schools indicates that more than 80 percent of students pass the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TASS) test, and students continue to show impressive gains on math and reading tests. Chapter 1, "Student Performance," provides data on student performance on the Spring 2000 Texas Assessment of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests
Neiner, Christine M.; And Others – 1995
The Ohio sixth-grade proficiency test is intended to measure a student's literacy level and basic competency in writing, reading, mathematics, citizenship, and science. This guide is designed to help parents prepare their fifth- and sixth-grade children for this proficiency test. An introduction, "Important Information," outlines three…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills
Kapes, Jerome T.; And Others – 1992
This paper reviews the 12 career assessment instruments that have been found to be most used in Texas with students with special needs. Two tables list the instruments along with the opinions of users concerning their qualities. The reviews follow a standard outline. Each review is one to two pages in length and provides this information: title,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Flanagan, Malcolm; And Others – 1986
This manual is intended to assist assessment and teaching personnel in assessing and developing instructional plans for special needs students from early school to independent living and employment. It contains 10 chapters. The following topics are discussed in the first nine chapters: the purpose of career assessment; ethical issues…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Career Planning, Cognitive Tests
Preer, Jean L. – 1983
The issues of competency testing, standardized testing, and new measures of achievement and competency in college are discussed. Attention is directed to the following questions: what skills and subjects are basic, how can schools enhance and measure competence, and who is responsible for setting higher standards? Considerations of the National…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Articulation (Education)
Who's Who among American High School Students, Northbrook, IL. – 1983
Information for students, counselors, and parents to help in the evaluation of options and opportunities available for most college-bound students is presented in 17 articles. Titles and authors include the following: "Getting the Most from Your High School Counselor" (James Warfield); "The Use of the SAT at Selective Colleges"…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Advanced Placement, Aptitude Tests, Church Related Colleges
Kurst, Charlotte, Ed. – 1981
Information is presented on selecting and applying to graduate management programs, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, costs and financial aid, and concerns pertaining to minorities, women, and foreign students. Additionally, key facts about specific graduate schools of management, a description of the Graduate Management…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Business Administration Education, College Admission, College Applicants
Wahlstrom, M.; And Others – 1977
Evaluation and assessment procedures of Ontario, Canada principals and teachers at the Intermediate level (grades 7 and 8) were examined. Extensive questionnaires were returned by 134 principals and 225 teachers divided across the subject areas of English, Mathematics, Science, Languages, History, Home Economics or Shop, Arts, and Physical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Aptitude Tests
Backman, Margaret E. Evaluation. – 1978
The Micro-TOWER System of Vocational Evaluation includes work samples for assessing vocational skills, presentations of occupational information, behavioral observations, and group discussions focusing on vocational goals and related concerns. It has been field tested on over 1,200 persons at eighteen sites, including rehabilitation facilities,…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Aptitude Tests, Clerical Occupations
Williams, Albert P. – 1980
Medical school admissions and performance in 10 medical schools were assessed in relation to prediction using conventional measures. The origin of the research was an attempt to determine the effects of affirmative action on academic medicine. For the 10 schools, admissions decisions were analyzed, and an attempt was made to model statistically…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Aptitude Tests, Certification
AUSTIN, JOHN J.; SOMMERFELD, DONALD A. – 1967
OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO ASSESS THE OVERALL EFFECT OF VOCATIONAL AND BASIC EDUCATION ON DISADVANTAGED YOUTH AND TO IDENTIFY THE PATTERNS OF CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF DISADVANTAGED TRAINEES. AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF 189 TRAINEES IN THE MUSKEGON AREA SKILL TRAINING CENTER WAS COMPARED WITH A CONTROL GROUP OF 89…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1966
A PILOT PROJECT IN WHICH 47 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED NAVAJO CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN SPECIAL CLASSES AT THE TEEC NOS POS BOARDING SCHOOL IN TEEC NOS POS, ARIZONA, IS DESCRIBED. THESE CHILDREN WERE SELECTED FROM THE SAN JUAN AND SHIPROCK BOARDING SCHOOLS BY USE OF A TEACHER REFERRAL FORM. THE PROJECT WAS DIVIDED INTO FIVE PHASES--(1) SCREENING OF…
Descriptors: American Indians, Aptitude Tests, Class Activities, Dormitories
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Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1948
The conference is divided into three sections: (1) constructing examinations so that they will be valid measures of important functions; (2) defining the nature of the verbal factor as used in aptitude test batteries; and (3) establishing the type of norms most useful and important for the interpretation of achievement test scores. Papers are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Behavioral Objectives
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