National Changes in Spatial-Visual Ability from 1960 to 1980.

Autor/in	Hilton, Thomas L.
Institution	Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
Titel	National Changes in Spatial-Visual Ability from 1960 to 1980.
Quelle	(1985), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Trends; Grade 12; High School Seniors; High Schools; Individual Differences; Longitudinal Studies; National Surveys; Reading Skills; Reading Tests; Sex Differences; Spatial Ability; Visual Measures; Visualization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsentwicklung; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; High school; Oberschule; Individueller Unterschied; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Lesetest; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Visualisation; Visualisierung
Abstract	In both 1960 and 1980, the same test of spatial-visual ability was given to national probability samples of high school seniors in the United States. The students in 1960 were participants in Project TALENT and in 1980 were participants in "High School and Beyond." In addition, a reading comprehension test was given to the 1960 students that subsequently was equated to a similar reading test given to the 1980 seniors. In 1960 the males had substantially higher scores in visualization and slightly higher scores in reading. Between 1960 and 1980 all means scores declined but substantially more so in visualization. However, the gap between males and females narrowed, particularly in visualization. In the absence of a clear explanation, the report attributes the general decline primarily to less student attrition in 1980 and the differential decline to convergence in the experiences of males and females. (Author)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC