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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Academic Aptitude"”.
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Auditory and visual perception, sex, and academic aptitude as predictors of achievement for first grade children
… among visual and auditory perception, academic aptitude, sex and achievement in reading, language arts and mathematics. The study also sought to determine if scores on visual and/or auditory perception would contribute additional predictive information about achievement beyond that …
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An Investigation of the Effects of Otitis Media on Academic Aptitude, Social Status and Selected Variables in Elementary School-Age Children
A discriminant analysis was performed on all study variables with the exception of social status. The results showed that the variables of noun phrase, phonology, and verb phrase respectively, contributed most to differentiating the two groups of children. Recommendations for improving present and …
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The relationship between academic ability and academic achievement of mentally superior children at the seventh and eighth grade level
… (1) to investigate the relationships between academic aptitude and academic achievement in reading and arithmetic at the seventh and the eighth grade levels in the city schools of Modesto, California, (2) to discuss the discovered relationships in terms of policies developed by the school …
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Confidence in Academic Testing: The Effect of Induced Checking and Anxiety on University Students' Emotional Responses to, and Performance in, Academic Challenge
Academic tests such as the American College Testing (ACT), Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) have been used to assess academic aptitude. Research suggests that both test anxiety and test emotions (positive and negative) influence academic …
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The relationship between allocated instructional time and student achievement in high school economics
… the two groups of students with regard to academic aptitude, the Test of Cognitive Stills was administered.The Test of Economic Literacy Form A was selected as a pretest to measure each student's prior knowledge of economics. The Test of Economic Literacy Form B was administered at the …
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Mental imagery and learning in a community college: a study to determine if the ability to image mentally affects learning from pictorial or verbal presentations
… School and College Ability Test (SCAT) verbal aptitude score. Within each imagery group, subjects with the highest SCAT score were randomly assigned to each treatment group. The next two highest scores were then assigned. After all students were assigned to a group, the treatment, pictorial or …
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A Knowledge Map-Centric Feedback-Based Approach to Information Modeling and Academic Assessment
… determining factors in judging a graduate's academic aptitude. This research presents a modern approach to modeling knowledge and evaluating students. Based upon the model of a closed-loop feedback controller it considers education as a system with an instructor determining the set of …
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The relationship between selected student characteristics, participation in vocational education and the labor market achievement of high school graduates
… Data were collected from students, their academic records (transcripts and test records), the students and their employer follow-up. The selected student characteristic variables used were: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT VARIABLES: Grade Point Average (GPA), Virginia Competency Test scores in …
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A QUANTITATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING STYLES, PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPES AND STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE OF NURSE AIDE STUDENTS.
… Keywords: Personality Type, Psychological Type, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Type Theory, Standardized MCQ Tests, Standardized Tests, Cognitive Attribute, Academic Success, Achievement Tests, Learning Styles, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®</p>
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Relational Skills and Intelligence: Developing a Functional Account of Intellectual Performance and its Enhancement
… skills training in improving intellectual and academic performance and 2) to further investigate the relationship between the wider range of relational frames and intellectual function as a potential means of developing a functional alternative to traditional IQ assessments based on …