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Kish, George B.; Ball, Margaret E. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHoutz, John C.; Shaning, Dennis J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Predicted divergent thinking and problem-solving performance of elementary school students from teachers' ratings of students' affective/behavioral characteristics, and from intelligence test scores. Found teachers' ratings of sensitivity to beauty, risk taking, awareness of impulses, and humor were the most frequent significant predictors in…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Divergent Thinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedKlauer, Karl Josef – Learning and Instruction, 1996
Three studies involving 174 elementary school students supported the hypothesis that training in an inductive strategy would enhance performance on tests measuring fluid intelligence, support learning school-relevant declarative knowledge, and improve problem solving. Implications for teaching and testing are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Download full textTalton, Carolyn Flanagan – 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine if selected mental, mathematical, reading, and personality assessments of sixth-grade pupils could predict high achievers in mathematical verbal problem solving. The subjects were 112 sixth graders, 56 classified as high achievers in mathematical verbal problem solving and 56 classified as low achievers…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 6, Intelligence Tests, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedGreene, Jennifer C. – American Educational Research Journal, 1980
This study investigated the interactive effects on performance and motivation of four motivational aptitudes and two cognitive aptitudes with a choice versus no-choice treatment manipulation in grades 4-5. Three sets of simple regression results highlighted the differential effects of treatment on individuals versus classes. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classroom Environment
