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A Concurrent Validity Study Between The Differential Aptitude Test Form L And The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children, Loren Paul Anderson, Jr.
A Concurrent Validity Study Between The Differential Aptitude Test Form L And The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children, Loren Paul Anderson, Jr.
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The purpose of this project was to study the relationship that existed between the scores of fifty boys and fifty girls of a Midwestern suburban junior high school on the Differential Aptitude Test Battery Form L--DAT, a test for measuring the abilities of boys and girls in grades eight through twelve--and the scores of the same students on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--WISC, an individual intelligence test for children and young people between the ages of five and fifteen. This study had for its ultimate goal a better understanding of the concurrent validity between these two testing instruments. Concurrent …
A Comparison Of The Discussion And Experimentation Methods Of Presenting Related Information, Ronald L. Jost
A Comparison Of The Discussion And Experimentation Methods Of Presenting Related Information, Ronald L. Jost
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This study was a comparison of the discussion method and the experimental method of presenting related information of factual nature to eighth grade junior high school students in the general shop. The population for this study was eighth grade boys enrolled in an Industrial Arts General Shop at the Northwest Junior High School in Kansas City, Kansas. The evaluation instruments in this study were objective tests designed to evaluate the information that groups of students received in the experiment. Tests contained alternate responses, multiple-choice, matching, and completion type questions. A pretest and posttest was administered, as well as a retention …