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The Complex Route to Success: Complex Problem-Solving Skills in the Prediction of University Success
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Stadler, Matthias J.; Becker, Nicolas; Greiff, Samuel; Spinath, Frank M. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Successful completion of a university degree is a complex matter. Based on considerations regarding the demands of acquiring a university degree, the aim of this paper was to investigate the utility of complex problem-solving (CPS) skills in the prediction of objective and subjective university success (SUS). The key finding of this study was that…
Descriptors: Success, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Problem Solving
Estimating WAIS-R IQ from the Shipley Institute of Living Scale.
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Zachary, Robert A.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Estimated age-adjusted Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised intelligence quotient (IQ) scores using linear regression techniques and continuous norming of two samples of psychiatric inpatients (total N=150) in Veteran's Administration hospital. Results support use of estimation procedure in clinical and research settings desiring brief but…
Descriptors: Age, Estimation (Mathematics), Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
Validity of the Slosson and Otis-Lennon in Predicting Achievement of Gifted Students.
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Grossman, Fred M.; Johnson, Kathleen M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The capability of the Slosson Intelligence Test and the Otis Lennon Mental Ability Test to predict academic achievement as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test is examined. The results indicated that the Slosson and Otis-Lennon significantly predict Stanford Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, and Mathematical Concepts subtest scores.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Education, Gifted
After 80 Years of G is Testing Going to H?
Thorndike, Robert L. – 1986
The general ability factor (G), as enunciated by Charles Spearman in the model of cognitive functioning, has been the foundation of psychometric theory and test making practices for 80 years. Through these decades, some psychologists disagreed with this theory, especially Godfrey Thompson and E. L. Thorndike. Nevertheless, various aptitude tests…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Intelligence Tests
Still No Demonstration That "g" Is Not Unitary: Further Comment on Kranzler and Jensen.
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Carroll, John B. – Intelligence, 1991
In their reply to the present author's critique (1991), J. H. Kranzler and A. R. Jensen have still not demonstrated that a factor of general intelligence, "g," depends on, or contains, several independent factors. They have only demonstrated that an estimate of "g" is predictable from several independent components. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, College Students, Estimation (Mathematics), Factor Structure
A Model for the Development of a Reading Expectancy Formula.
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Negin, Gary A. – 1987
Noting that accurate procedures for predicting reading ability in school settings are necessary for a variety of purposes, this paper reviews methods for predicting reading ability and presents a new, more precise model for use at the second grade level. First, the paper defines reading expectancy as an informed estimate of the level of reading…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Grade 2, Individual Testing