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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Test Performances"”.
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Neuropsychological test performances of young depressed outpatient women: an examination of executive functions
… controls on a series of neuropsychological tests purported to be sensitive to the executive functions. Specifically, the measures included the Design Fluency Test, the WAIS-R Digit Span subtest, a Dynamometer task of hand grip strength, perseveration, and fatigue, the FAS Verbal Fluency …
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The general cognitive ability of Maori and European subjects: a comparative study of Queensland test performances and psychometric properties
Research was undertaken into the performances of New Zealand Maori and European children on the Queensland Test of Cognitive Abilities. In addition to studying the comparative performances of the two ethnic groups at six age levels, major psychometric properties of the instrument were investigated. …
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Effectiveness of Study Strategies: A Comparison of Two Study Methods
… higher and lower working memory by comparing the test performances based on using the SOAR and read-recite-review study methods. A significant difference between test scores could indicate a study skill that could be taught to individuals who struggle in school due to lower natural ability.
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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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The effects of selected variables on test performance for mildly handicapped students
… handicapped (BEH) students on minimum competency tests administered by the North Carolina public schools. The sample consisted of 313 LD and 79 BEH subjects who attended the 1988 Basic Education Program Summer School in 38 selected school districts. Data were collected describing the independent …
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The influence of prior knowledge on specific reading competencies in assessment: Their interrelations and influence on comprehension
… influences may affect reading comprehension test performance. Item options from a state-wide standardized reading comprehension test were classified to determine measures of the reading variables being studied. Recent advances in psychometrics and statistics (e.g., item response theory and …
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Neuropsychological assessment of Zulu-speaking school children : some normative data
… the Bender Gestalt and the Draw-a-Bicycle tests in South Africa by evaluating the applicability of the existing norms (Koppitz, 1975; Kolb & Whishaw, 1985) and by exploring the variables age, sex, educational level, and geographical area as they affect test performances in Zulu-speaking …
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Prediction of Enrollment using Computational Intelligence
… The models have been further trained and tested using enrollment data of Georgia Southern University for the period of 1924-2012. The training and test performances of all three CI techniques have been compared for the datasets. The economic impact of Georgia Southern University on the …
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Design and testing of a high accuracy robotic single-cell manipulator
We have designed, built and tested a high accuracy robotic single-cell manipulator to be able to pick individual cells from array of microwells, each 30 Pm or 50 pm cubed. Design efforts have been made for higher accuracy, higher throughput, and compactness. The proposed system is designed to have …
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Native Languages and Differential Dimensionality of English as a Second Language Test Proficiency: An Exploratory Study
… English-as-a-second-language proficiency test performance. Item response data on Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of four different native languages, namely, Arabic, Chinese, French and Thai, were analyzed. The three major findings are as follows: First, overall there were …
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A chemical and mechanical evaluation of interfacial fracture in dicyandiamide cured epoxy/steel adhesive systems
… investigated. Fracture mechanics based testing was utilized to study several variables which were believed to influence the epoxy/steel interphase region, specifically the elasomeric toughener concentration, the dicyandiamide concentration, and the cure temperature. Bulk mechanical …
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Die samestelling van 'n toetsbattery vir die voorspelling van akademiese sukses van studente aan die Bestuurskool van die Witwatersrandse Technikon
… aim of the study is to design a selection test battery that can be used to screen students for the diploma courses in Management practice and Personnel management before the enrollment at the Witwatersrand Technikon. The specific aims are twofold: namely theoretical and empirical. The …
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Development and validation of the School Clinical Rugby Measure (SCRuM) test battery: understanding the qualities or skills defining good male adolescent rugby union players
… further clarification. This study assembled a testing battery and compared the anthropometric variables, physiological characteristics and rugby-specific game skills of Zimbabwean schoolboys to identify qualities and/or skills discriminating elite from sub-elite male adolescent rugby players …
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Physical fitness in school-aged children
… sports club participation and living area). Six tests were conducted to estimate various components of physical fitness: speed (50-m sprint test), upper body muscular power (1-kg ball push test), lower body muscular power (triple hop test), flexibility (stand-and-reach test), agility (star …