Analyzed performance of 183 Navajo students (aged 13-15) from Bureau of Indian Affairs and public schools in Arizona and New Mexico on the Raven Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM). Reported RSPM as a "culture fair" measure of non-verbal mental processing with secondary level Navajo students. (NEC)

A project developed Navajo norms for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition (WISC-III). Urban Navajo students and those who were proficient in English had higher WISC-III verbal scores than rural Navajo students and those who were functional in English. English-language proficiency did not affect scores on nonverbal…

American College Testing Program (ACT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) results are summarized for students in the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools (APS). Results indicate that for the 1984-85 school year, APS students' scores compare very well with national norms. APS mean ACT scores for the total group are above national averages for…

In March of 1984, a total of 55,771 New Mexico public school students in grades 3, 5, and 8 were tested with the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) as required by the statewide standardized testing program. This document reports scores as national percentile ranks, and indicates the position of New Mexico students compared to a national…