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Direct linkDuffy, Gavin; Power, Jason; Sorby, Sheryl; Bowe, Brian – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2018
Spearman concluded that performance on any test of mental ability could be explained by several cognitive factors organized hierarchically as one general factor and several subordinate specific factors (Spearman, 1904, 1927). The general factor accounted for the significant amount of inter-correlation between all ability tests for any one…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Intelligence, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Download full textHuntley, Renee M.; Welch, Catherine J. – 1993
Writers of mathematics test items, especially those who write for standardized tests, are often advised to arrange the answer options in logical order, usually ascending or descending numerical order. In this study, 32 mathematics items were selected for inclusion in four experimental pretest units, each consisting of 16 items. Two versions…
Descriptors: Ability, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Distractors (Tests)
