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 |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier Inc
01-01-2009
Elsevier 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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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0160-2896 1873-7935 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.intell.2008.07.004 |