General and Specific Abilities as Predictors of School Achievement.

Gustafsson, Jan-Eric; Balke, Gudrun

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Publication Date: 1993

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General and Specific Abilities as Predictors of School Achievement.

Gustafsson, Jan-Eric; Balke, Gudrun

Multivariate Behavioral Research, v28 n4 p407-34 1993

Relations between aptitude variables and school achievement were investigated using a model of ability that permits simultaneous identification of general and specific abilities. Subjects were 866 Swedish students who were given aptitude tests in grade 6; results of that test were compared with course grades collected in grade 9. The usefulness of differentiating among broad abilities is discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Ability, Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Grade 9, Grades (Scholastic), High School Students, Models, Multidimensional Scaling, Prediction

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Language: English

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