Validity of the Standard Progressive Matrices as a Predictor of Achievement of Sixth and Seventh Grade Students.

Powers, Stephen; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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Validity of the Standard Progressive Matrices as a Predictor of Achievement of Sixth and Seventh Grade Students.

Powers, Stephen; And Others

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v46 n3 p719-22 Aut 1986

The predictive validity of the Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) was examined with a sample of 212 sixth-grade students and 214 seventh-grade students. Correlation coefficients between the SPM and the California Achievement Tests of Reading, Language, and Mathematics ranged from .34 to .60. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Predictive Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Raven Progressive Matrices

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