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ERIC Number: EJ189654
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Ethnicity and Sex Distinctions in Patterns of Aptitude Factor Scores in a Sample of Urban High School Seniors
Hennessy, James J.; Merrifield, Philip R.
American Educational Research Journal, 15, 3, 385-9, Sum 78
Three aptitude factor scores for each of 2,985 college bound urban high school seniors were used to compare patterns and levels of performance by sex and ethnic group membership. Significant differences in levels of performance between Blacks, Hispanics, Caucasian Jewish, and Caucasian Gentile were found on factors labeled Verbal, Reasoning, and Technology. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, College Bound Students, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Factor Structure, High Schools, Racial Differences, Sex Differences
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Language: English
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