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ERIC Number: EJ117199
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Problem Solving Ability of Disadvantaged Elementary School Children Under Four Testing Formats: A Replicated Experiment
Houtz, John C.; Feldhusen, John F.
Psychology in the Schools, 12, 1, 26-33, Jan 75
The authors hypothesize that the concreteness of the mode of item presentation would influence the subjects' performance on the Purdue Elementary Problem Solving Inventory. Results suggest that the variables of degree of disadvantage and ethnic background are sometimes more relevant than the mode in which the content is presented. (HMV)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Measurement Techniques, Problem Solving, Testing
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Identifiers: Purdue Elementary Problem Solving Inventory