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Peer reviewedHiggins, Janet M. D. – Comparative Education, 1976
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Competitive Selection, Data Analysis, Education Majors
Peer reviewedHiggs, Susanne L. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1972
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Competitive Selection, Females
Orange County Academic Decathalon Association, CA. – 1983
Orange County (California) students in grades 9 and 10 compete in an annually held series of 10 competitive events measuring academic strengths. These events include tests in grammar and literature, fine arts, mathematics, science, social science, study skills, and a super quiz--a team event held before a large audience. In addition, there are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competitive Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Grade 10
Miller, C. M. L.; Parlett, M. – 1974
Evaluation plays an important role in the academic career of students and instructors. It is a concept that is repeated throughout the academic year and one that determines future roles and placement of students. This report is a summary of the findings of the first two years of a five-year research study of evaluation conducted at Edinburgh…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Competitive Selection, Evaluation Methods, Grades (Scholastic)
