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Download full textRodriguez-Aragon, Graciela; And Others – 1993
The predictive power of the Split-Half version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (WISC-R) Object Assembly (OA) subtest was compared to that of the full administration of the OA subtest. A cohort of 218 male and 49 female adolescent offenders detained in a Texas juvenile detention facility between 1990 and 1992 was used. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Testing, Correlation
Hamer, Ann – Psychological Test Bulletin, 1988
Use of the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test in Australia was studied by comparing it with existing research, scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R), and other attainment tests. Subjects were 142 children aged 7-11 years. The suitability of the instrument in Australia is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Correlation
Holburn, P. T. – 1992
Research is reported on four tests commonly used in South Africa to select apprentices, the Intermediate Mental Alertness Test, the High Level Figure Classification Test, the Blox Test, and the Mechanical Comprehension Test. Samples were as follows: (1) 206 Asian, 208 Black, 102 Coloured, and 99 White mostly male applicants for sugar industry…
Descriptors: Adults, Apprenticeships, Blacks, Comparative Testing
Stone, Mark – 1990
A factor analysis study was conducted of the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML), a test developed from a test structure model of memory and learning. The battery is composed of nine subtests (three verbal, three visual, and three learning subsets). The sample consisted of 903 students aged 5 years through 8 years 11 months, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing
Palmer, Pamla; And Others – 1990
A statistical comparison was made of two test batteries, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), using a sample of 406 subjects (98 civilian high school students and 308 military recruit examinees). The sample was predominantly white and male. A first analyses described the sample and…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Comparative Testing, Correlation
Peer reviewedDes Brisay, Margaret – TESL Canada Journal, 1994
Data from the Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees (CanTEST) are compared to data from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to establish CanTEST as a valid admissions tool for English-as-a-Second Language college applicants. Data are taken from four groups of examinees who took both tests. (eight references) (LR)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Correlation
