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Direct linkRescorla, Leslie; Rosenthal, Adena S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Growth in Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS) scores and Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) reading, math, and total achievement scores from 3rd to 10th grade was studied in 328 public school students in a middle-class suburban community. Surprisingly, groups differing in ability and achievement in 3rd grade made parallel progress over time,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, Standardized Tests, Achievement Tests
Peer reviewedWoodcock, Richard W. – School Psychology Review, 1984
Specific aptitude clusters from the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery (WJPEB) are examined to determine their effectiveness in evaluating aptitude-achievement discrepancies. Advantages of the Scholastic Aptitude clusters over the Broad Cognitive Ability clusters are outlined. Major types of discrepancies, rationale, and research on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Cluster Grouping, Cognitive Ability
Download full textBailey, Nancy; And Others – 1994
A study was designed in which a battery of 11 selected instruments was given to 320 professional students (four classes) at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine to measure a variety of parameters of brain function and cognitive ability. Results were to be used to develop ability or competency profiles, to compare scores, to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
