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The utility of the Revised Nonreading Aptitude Test Battery vs. the General Aptitude Test Battery
The study focused on the aptitude test performances of intellectually sub-normal subjects on the Nonreading Aptitude Test Battery (R-NATB) vs. the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB). There were two research questions investigated: (1) Are there performance differences on the RNATB vs. GATB of …
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Statistical Indices of the Appropriateness of Aptitude Test Scores
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The predictive validity of the general scholastic aptitude test (GSAT) for first year students in information technology
… the validity of the General Scholastic Aptitude Test as a tool for predicting academic success for first year Information Technology (IT) students. Secondly it seeks to establish if it is an equally good predictor for the various racial groups in South Africa. Thirdly it investigates …
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Meta-Analysis of the Predictive Validity of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and American College Testing (ACT) Scores for College GPA
… of the United States require the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and American College Testing (ACT) examinations. Although, some resources suggest that SAT and ACT scores give some meaningful information about academic success, others disagree. The objective of this study was to determine …
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Examining the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Exams, Scholastic Aptitude Test, and High School Grade Point Average as Predictors of College Readiness
… reform efforts, state-based standardized tests such as the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) were designed to be better aligned with K-12 Common Core standards and provide a more efficient and equitable measure of academic performance and college readiness in middle and high …
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The Perceptions Of Secondary Education Guidance Counselors Regarding The Scholastic Aptitude Test And Its Relationship To College Admissions For Low Socioeconomic Students
<p>Established test score qualifications are experienced by low socioeconomic status (LES) students as a large impediment to college admission. The problem this transcendental phenomenological qualitative study explored was that the established SAT assessment methods and strategies used for …
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Item Bias in the Verbal Segment of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (Sat) for High School Students in the United States Virgin Islands
This dissertation reports the findings of an item bias study. The study was undertaken using the modified three parameter item response theory (IRT) technique first proposed by Linn and Harnisch (1981) and recently validated by Shepard, Camilli, and Williams (1985). The population of interest was …
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A Study of the Effect of Private Test Interpretations on the Self-Understanding of Students' Abilities as Measured by the General Aptitude Test Battery
… the relative effectiveness of individual test interpretations upon increased self-understanding of special abilities as measured by the General Aptitude Test Battery. A procedure was developed to improve use of aptitude tests with tenth grade students. Group and individual guidance …
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The Otis-Lennon mental ability test and general aptitude test battery (G) as predictors of success on state board test pool examination for practical nursing candidates
… whether scores on the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test (OLMAT) and General Aptitude Test Battery (G) (GATB (G)) were related to success on the practical nurse licensing examination (SBTP) using race and age as demographic variables. A second purpose was to determine if OLMAT and GATB (G) scores …
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Predicting long term job performance using a cognitive ability test.
… on the relationship of one cognitive ability test on long-term job performance as measured by personnel data. Archival data from over 3,000 employees at an international technology company were used to assess how aptitude test scores relate to both objective and subjective job performance …
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A study of the self concept of the secondary biology teachers and the relationship to student achievement and other teacher characteristics
In this study testing was accomplished to measure the self concepts of a study population of biology teachers, measure their biological knowledge, determine their biology teaching proficiency and examine certain characteristics to find out if there was a correlation between any of these variables. …
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A longitudinal study of the Educational Advancement Alliance, Inc. afterschool and summer enrichment programs
… problems are suggested, debated, and sometimes tested. One of the topics that is often deliberated is the impact of supplemental educational programs. In an effort to address issues of academic skill deficiencies and college preparedness, the Educational Advancement Alliance (EAA) was founded in …
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Statistical Aspects of a New Latent Trait Model
Current achievement and aptitude test modeling--item response theory--is based on the overly-optimistic assumption of local independence: that examinee's responses to different test questions will be independent conditional on the latent trait (ability) being measured by the questions. A more …
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Relations entre les facteurs et les sous-tests de la batterie générale des tests d'aptitudes (B.G.T.A.), the general aptitude test battery (G.A.T.B.), les examens de rendement académique de l'école et du ministère de l'éducation du Nouveau-Brunswick, et trois test de capacités intellectuelles
… entre les facteurs de la Batterie Générale des Tests d'aptitudes et ceux du G.A.T.B ; 2) entre les sous-tests de ces deux batteries. Ce travail donnera une connaissance plus approfondie sur l'utilité d'emploi du G.A.T.B., dans les écoles comme test d'aptitude afin d'aider plus efficacement les …
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Conceptual and theoretical approaches to patient care : associated versus baccalaureate degree prepared nurse
… degree work when covaried with Verbal Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores, Quantitative Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores, time, and age indicated a significance of 0.000 for all item associations in the professional, all-nurse, and technical categories utilizing analysis of covariance, and 0.0000 …
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Evaluation of Paper Test Strategies on Computer-Administered Tests: The Impact of Item Response Marking on Test Performance
Marking on paper tests (e.g., crossing-out incorrect answers) has been associated with improved test performance, especially for students with higher test anxiety. Despite these benefits, marking has not been implemented or evaluated on computer-administered tests. After measuring test anxiety in …
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