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ERIC Number: EJ415906
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
The Validation of Selected Spatial Ability Tests via Correlational Assessment and Analysis of User-Processing Strategy.
Kovac, Ron J.
Educational Research Quarterly, v13 n2 p26-34 1989
The construct validity of three spatial ability tests was assessed by determining the correlation between the test results and student class grades in various subjects for 58 eighth graders enrolled at the Burris Laboratory School, Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana). Results do not strongly support any of the tests evaluated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Correlation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 8, Grades (Scholastic), Spatial Ability, Test Results, Test Validity, Visualization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Differential Aptitude Test; Purdue Spatial Visualization Test