Twelve-year-old pupils in upper grades show much greater test ability than those in lower grades¶

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q2 i? Among forty-four twelve-year-old pupils distributed through four grades, those in upper grades scored much higher on completion, logical memory, word-building and opposites tests. → Pyle 1917

Evidence¶

Pyle 1917¶

Pyle, W. H. (1917). A Psychological Study of Bright and Dull Pupils. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org

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Group testing of forty-four twelve-year-olds in the Mexico schools across four grades, using four logical memory, four completion, two word-building and four opposites tests. The table shows, for example, completion scores rising from 17.8 in grade 4 to 59.0 in grade 7.

"It will be seen from the table that the twelve-year-old chil- dren, in the upper grades have much greater ability than those in the lower grades."

Discussion¶

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