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Divided They Fall?
McKay, Maria; Rock, Daphne – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1978
Two classroom teachers take a critical look at what the double exam system means for the children they teach. (Editor)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Competitive Selection, Critical Thinking
Student Selection: Logic or Lottery?
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Chaisson, Maureen G. – Journal of Allied Health, 1976
The issues involved in the admissions squeeze and the criteria (cognitive and noncognitive measures) that have been used by medical schools to select students are discussed. Future trends designed to improve the selection process are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection
Predicting Success in the AFROTC Scholarship Program. Final Report, January 1976-January 1977.
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Alley, William E.; Gibson, Terry A. – 1977
Research was conducted to improve applicant selection procedures in the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC) scholarship program. The objectives were to document predictive relationships, if any, between student aptitude measures, academic major, institutional selectivity, and eventual completion of the scholarship program. The…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Aptitude Tests, College Students
THE HOME AND THE SCHOOL, A STUDY OF ABILITY AND ATTAINMENT IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL. STUDIES ON SOCIETY.
DOUGLAS, J.W.B. – 1966
BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE AND ONGOING SURVEY OF ALL BRITISH CHILDREN BORN IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH 1946, THIS BOOK FOLLOWS THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS OF THESE CHILDREN, FROM ALL SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS, UP TO THE "ELEVEN PLUS" SECONDARY SELECTION EXAMINATION AND THEIR PLACEMENT IN EITHER A SECONDARY MODERN OR GRAMMAR SCHOOL. PARTICULARLY…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Adolescents