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Ingle, R. B.; Shayer, M. – Education in Chemistry, 1971
Descriptors: Achievement, Chemistry, Conceptual Schemes, Course Evaluation
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Purcell, Jeanne H. – Roeper Review, 1996
This paper considers the role of intelligence in lifetime achievement, noting the importance not only of general cognitive ability but also abilities not measured by standardized intelligence tests. It urges educators of the gifted to utilize their knowledge of intelligence and talent development to challenge the one-dimensional conception of…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hall, Eleanor G. – Roeper Review, 1980
Findings showed an almost even percentage of boys and girls, that more girls had fathers with doctorate degrees, that girls' arithmetic and spatial abilities were not significantly different from boys', that girls increased or decreased in IQ more than boys in high school, and that boys' IQs and grade point averages were significantly correlated…
Descriptors: Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Females
GRUBER, J.J.; ISMAIL, A.H. – 1967
THE RELATIONSHIP OF MOVEMENT RESPONSES TO LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT WERE INVESTIGATED (1) TO IDENTIFY FACTORS CLAIMED TO MEASURE MOTOR APTITUDE AND INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN PRE-ADOLESCENTS, (2) TO DEVELOP MOTOR APTITUDE TEST BATTERIES FOR PREDICTING INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT, (3) TO STUDY RELATIONSHIPS OF COORDINATION AND BALANCE TEST ITEMS IN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Child Development, Exceptional Child Research
BAYLEY, NANCY – 1966
IN THE LONGITUDINAL BERKELEY GROWTH STUDY, SUBJECTS WERE TESTED AT 16, 18, 21, AND 26 YEARS ON THE WECHSLER-BELLEVUE, AND AT 36 YEARS ON THE WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE, WHICH CONTAIN BOTH VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL SUBSCALES. THE MOST CONSISTENT INCREASES IN MEAN SCORES OVER THE PERIOD WERE IN INFORMATION, VOCABULARY, AND COMPREHENSION. DIGIT…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences