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Coyle, Thomas R.; Pillow, David R. – Intelligence, 2008
This research examined whether the SAT and ACT would predict college grade point average (GPA) after removing g from the tests. SAT and ACT scores and freshman GPAs were obtained from a university sample (N=161) and the 1997 National Longitudinal Study of Youth (N=8984). Structural equation modeling was used to examine relationships among g, GPA,…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Grade Point Average, Structural Equation Models, Predictive Validity
Sainty, Geoffrey E. – Adult Education, 1971
Describes an experimental study whose aim was to establish criteria and a method for predicting drop-outs and completions in adult education courses. (AN)
Descriptors: Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Intelligence Tests, Personality Measures
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Smith, Lawrence L. – Reading Improvement, 1975
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Intelligence Tests
Holmes, Mark – School Guidance Worker, 1976
The author defends I.Q. tests as being beneficial to students from low-income homes against detractors who insist the tests are hopelessly biased by social class and, hence, are useless. (HMV)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Counseling, Counselor Role, Evaluation Methods
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Aaron, P. G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
Listening and reading comprehension tests were administered to 180 children in grades 3-8. A regression equation was derived and applied to listening comprehension scores of seven children with reading difficulties. The procedure was determined to be useful in predicting reading comprehension and attributing it to poor decoding, poor…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods
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Kluever, Raymond C.; Green, Kathy E. – Roeper Review, 1990
Composite scores for 51 gifted children (ages 3-12) on the Stanford-Binet LM were found to be significantly higher than scores on the Stanford-Binet 4th Edition. Correlations between the LM total and 4th Edition area scores were significant. Results suggest that the 4th Edition composite score cut-off value for assessing giftedness may require…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Eligibility
Christopher, James D.; And Others – 1986
A discriminant analysis was performed to ascertain what psycho-educational assessment variables made the greatest predictive contribution to the classification of high school students referred for Child Study Team evaluation. Thirty-nine students classified as learning disabled were compared to 47 classified as ineligible for special services.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Discriminant Analysis, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods
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Bowers, Thomas G.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
This study examined the utility of Wechsler's Deterioration Index, which compares short- and long-term memory capabilities. Three studies with a total of 120 children (ages 6-14) found that the index did not predict learning disability status but did distinguish children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from nondisabled children.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods