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Kirkup, Catherine; Wheater, Rebecca; Morrison, Jo; Durbin, Ben – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2010
In 2005, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) was commissioned to evaluate the potential value of using an aptitude test as an additional tool in the selection of candidates for admission to higher education (HE). This five-year study is co-funded by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), the Department for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Aptitude Tests, Student Surveys, Admission Criteria
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Hakstian, A. Ralph; Woolsey, Lorette K. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
The paper presented evidence of the criterion related validity of several Comprehensive Ability Battery (CAB) tests relative to criterion variables representing first year college achievement. Information regarding the criterion related validity of nontraditional tests of the CAB reflecting divergent production hypothesized to be associated with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen, Higher Education
Henson, Phillip; And Others – 1989
Talent identification in most sports occurs through mass participation and the process of natural selection; track and field does not enjoy such widespread participation. This paper reports on a project undertaken for the following purposes: improve the means by which youth with the potential for high level performance can be identified; develop…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Athletes, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Grisafe, John P. – 1979
This handbook contains suggested guidelines for planning and implementing an occupational assessment program and an overview of fifty-one occupational assessment instruments. The guidelines cover these topics: instrument selection and use, administration, scoring, and interpretation. Each of these reviews of occupational interest and ability…
Descriptors: Ability, Ability Identification, Adult Education, Aptitude Tests