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Ben Soussia, Amal; Labba, Chahrazed; Roussanaly, Azim; Boyer, Anne – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2022
Purpose: The goal is to assess performance prediction systems (PPS) that are used to assist at-risk learners. Design/methodology/approach: The authors propose time-dependent metrics including earliness and stability. The authors investigate the relationships between the various temporal metrics and the precision metrics in order to identify the…
Descriptors: Performance, Prediction, Student Evaluation, At Risk Students
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Sternberg, Robert J. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
The augmented theory of successful intelligence [Sternberg, R. J. (2003b). "Wisdom, intelligence, and creativity synthesized." New York: Cambridge University Press] postulates that intelligence comprises creative skills in generating novel ideas; analytical skills in discerning whether they are good ideas; practical skills in implementing the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking, Program Descriptions
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Keogh, Barbara K.; Smith, Carol E. – Journal of School Psychology, 1970
Early identification was investigated by following the same children from kindergarten entrance through grade five. Kindergarten predictive measures were the Bender Gestalt and teachers' evaluations; followup measures were yearly standard achievement test results. (Author)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Followup Studies
Buchanan, Nina K.; And Others – 1993
The Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children has been developing identification methods congruent with Hawaiian values and traditional talent areas and has increased the number of native Hawaiian students identified and provided with enrichment services. This report describes efforts to combine self-report data and performance-based…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Postlethwaite, Keith; Denton, Cliff – Gifted Education International, 1983
The ability for high future performance in English, French, Physics, and Mathematics was examined in 13-year-old students in 11 British comprehensive schools. Among results are that most high performers on 0-level examinations were also nominated by subject teachers as high performers. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Foreign Countries, Prediction
Taylor, Ronald L.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1993
Predictions about future directions in special education assessment include more research on fewer instruments, new types of assessments for identification of learning disabilities, and consumer demand for tests with acceptable technical characteristics. Teacher-oriented assessment predictions include increasing diversity of student performance,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods
Smith, Don A.; Wilborn, Bobbie L. – Academic Therapy, 1977
To determine antecedent conditions which may contribute to specific learning disorders, the records of 432 children referred to the Pupil Appraisal Center were reviewed. (SBH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research
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Froman, Terry; Bayne, Joseph – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2004
Florida law requires that students achieve a passing score on the Grade 10 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) to qualify for a standard high school diploma (Section 1008.22(3)(c)5, Florida Statutes). Students who were administered the Grade 10 FCAT for the first time during the 2002 administrations or later must earn a developmental…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Identification, Prediction
Cole, Nancy S. – 1969
The differential validity of subject area tests of academic ability is investigated. Principal components analyses of test scores, high school grades, and college grades in English math, social studies, and natural sciences show a dominant general ability dimension and a consistent configuration of subject areas on second and third dimensions.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Colleges
BOWER, ELI M.; AND OTHERS – 1960
THE STUDY IDENTIFIED A GROUP OF 44 INSTITUTIONALIZED MALE SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS AGED 19 TO 26 AND SURVEYED DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL BEHAVIOR FOR PREDICTIVE SYMPTOMS. INTERVIEWS USING AN 18-ITEM BEHAVIOR RATING FORM WERE CONDUCTED WITH THE PATIENTS' FORMER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. CONTROL SUBJECTS WERE ALSO RATED. ADDITIONAL DATA WERE…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior, Behavior Patterns
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers