Culture-fair prediction of academic achievement

A theoretically based, culture-fair test of new learning ability is predictive of academic achievement. A sample of 633 adults, 121 of minority status, drawn from urban private universities, colleges, and community colleges were given information as to the meanings of previously unknown words, sayin...

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Published in:Intelligence (Norwood) Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 62 - 67
Main Authors: Fagan, Joseph F., Holland, Cynthia R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01-01-2009
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Elsevier Science Ltd
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Summary:A theoretically based, culture-fair test of new learning ability is predictive of academic achievement. A sample of 633 adults, 121 of minority status, drawn from urban private universities, colleges, and community colleges were given information as to the meanings of previously unknown words, sayings, similarities, and analogies. They were also tested for their existing knowledge of vocabulary, opposites, and analogies with a brief version of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). New learning ability proved to be culture-fair, reliable, and predictive of grades and of the brief version of the SAT.
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ISSN:0160-2896
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DOI:10.1016/j.intell.2008.07.004