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ERIC Number: EJ478632
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-476X
Why Some Students Perform Well and Others Perform Poorly on SAT Math Items.
Byrnes, James P.; Takahira, Sayuri
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v19 n1 p63-78 Jan 1994
Results from 40 high school students on the mathematics subtest of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) support the prediction that successful students would have more prior knowledge and would be better at defining problems, assembling strategies, and avoiding computational errors. Results are discussed in terms of a cognitive processing model. (SLD)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, College Entrance Examinations, Computation, High School Students, High Schools, Interviews, Knowledge Level, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Models, Performance, Problem Solving, Test Items
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scholastic Aptitude Test; Strategic Thinking
Note: Portions of this paper were presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (New Orleans, LA, 1993).