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Shack, David M.; Owen, Steven V. – 1973
While many studies have predicted elementary school achievement, few have investigated both cognitive and biographical predictors simultaneously in a multiple regression format. The present study used both types of variables in predicting achievement over a 20 month span. Criterion variables consisted of Stanford Achievement Test subscores, and a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education
Legg, Sue M.; Ware, William B. – 1979
Student and test characteristics were examined by multiple regression analysis and discriminant function analysis to explain why 171 political science undergraduates scored differently on essay versus objective final examinations. Student characteristics included: (1) patterns of creative, crystallized, and fluid abilities as measured by the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, Creativity