Achievement

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Predictive validity of variables used to select students for postgraduate management courses.

The present study set in the United Kingdom examined the predictive validity of variables used to select graduate students into postgraduate management programs at a UK business school. 303 postgraduate students completed a cognitive ability test (MD5, ...
John Lane, Andrew M Lane (Psychol Rep, 200206)
predictive-validity-variables-select-students-postgraduate-management.asp

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Sex-role stereotyping for selected sport and physical activities across age groups.

This investigation was designed to assess sex-role stereotyping across age groups. Participants (N=668) were girls and boys, students from Grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 at local public schools. All participants completed the Sport and Physical Activities ...
Karen S Meaney, Lanie A Dornier, Mary S Owens (Percept Mot Skills, 200206)
sex-role-stereotyping-selected-sport-physical-activities-across-age.asp

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Controlling the rate of Type I error over a large set of statistical tests.

When many tests of significance are examined in a research investigation with procedures that limit the probability of making at least one Type I error--the so-called familywise techniques of control--the likelihood of detecting effects can be very low. ...
H J Keselman, Robert Cribbie, Burt Holland (Br J Math Stat Psychol, 200205)
controlling-rate-type-error-over-large-set-statistical-tests.asp

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Academic achievement and creative thinking capacity in South African medical students--an empirical study.

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the capacity for creative thinking among medical students is related to academic advancement. DESIGN, SETTING, SUBJECTS, OUTCOME MEASURES: A timed word-association test standardised and scored to assess the tendency for ...
Albert Rothenberg (S Afr Med J, 200205)
academic-achievement-creative-thinking-capacity-south-african-medical.asp

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Community dental service--the first year.

In July 2000, the first group of graduates entered compulsory community dental service. The aim of this study was to document the experiences of the community dentists in their first year of placement. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out ...
Sudeshni Naidoo, Usuf Chikte (SADJ, 200205)
community-dental-service-first-year.asp

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Further psychometric evaluation of the Japanese version of an academic self-concept scale.

In the present study, the author replicated earlier research (Paik & Michael, 1999) seeking additional information on the reliability and construct validity of a Japanese academic self-concept scale, a 70-item questionnaire comprising 5 subscales ...
Chie Matsuzawa Paik, William B Michael (J Psychol, 200205)
psychometric-evaluation-japanese-version-academic-self-concept-scale.asp

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How do preschool children feel about themselves? Unraveling measurement and multidimensional self-concept structure.

Theoretical models suggest that 4- and 5-year-old children should be able to differentiate between multiple dimensions of self-concept, but empirical support is limited. A new 38-item Self Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers (SDQP) that measures 6 ...
Herbert W Marsh, Louise A Ellis, Rhonda G Craven (Dev Psychol, 200205)
preschool-children-feel-themselves-unraveling-measurement.asp

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The performance of narcissists rises and falls with perceived opportunity for glory.

Narcissists consider themselves to be exceptional performers, but past research has found no consistent relationship between narcissism and performance. The present research tested the hypothesis that the relationship between subclinical narcissism and ...
Harry M Wallace, Roy F Baumeister (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200205)
performance-narcissists-rises-falls-perceived-opportunity-glory.asp

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Neuromotor function and school performance in 7-year-old children born as high-risk preterm infants.

Neuromotor behavior was studied in 63 children at a mean age of 7 years. They were born at a gestational age less than 32 weeks and/or birthweight under 1500 g and were categorized according to their medical history in conformance with the Neonatal ...
Janny F Samsom, Laila de Groot, Anneke Cranendonk, Dick Bezemer, Harry N Lafeber, Willem P F Fetter (J Child Neurol, 200205)
neuromotor-function-school-performance-year-old-children-born-high.asp

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Approach-avoidance motivation in personality: approach and avoidance temperaments and goals.

The present research examined the role of approach and avoidance motivation in models of personality. Specifically, it examined the hypothesis that approach and avoidance temperaments represent the foundation of several basic dimensions espoused in the ...
Andrew J Elliot, Todd M Thrash (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200205)
approach-avoidance-motivation-personality-approach-avoidance.asp