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Cohen, Cheryl A.; Hegarty, Mary – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
A new spatial ability test was administered online to 223 undergraduate students enrolled in introductory science courses. The 30-item multiple choice test measures individual differences in ability to identify the two-dimensional cross section of a three-dimensional geometric solid, a skill that has been identified as important in science,…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Visual Measures, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Items
Patterson, Henry O.; Milakofsky, Louis – 1978
A project to evaluate Furth's Inventory of Piaget's Developmental Tasks is described, particularly as that test might be useful in adapting instruction and curricula to the cognitive level of science students. This multiple-choice paper-pencil inventory has 72 items in five problem areas: conservation, images, relations, classification, and laws.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests, Developmental Stages
Park, James – 1972
The use of videotape tests is presented. Such tests enable the educator to assess student performance more directly than traditional paper and pencil tests. Test 1 was exploratory. Test 2 was designed to measure empathetic understanding. It contains 16 scenes, each about one minute long, which show five individuals in a group situation. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiovisual Aids, College Students, Educational Psychology