Using the theory of successful intelligence as a basis for augmenting AP exams in Psychology and Statistics

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 344-376

  Stemler, Steven E ^a   Grigorenko, Elena L ^b   Jarvin, Linda ^c   Sternberg, Robert J ^c  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement testing; Advanced placement exam; Assessment; Cluster analysis; Cognitive profiles; Cognitive skills; Ethnic group differences; Learning; Psychology; Q factor analysis; Statistics; Theory of successful intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748042013     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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