D A Pidgeon
Biographic Data
| ID | 1548813 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D A Pidgeon |
| GIVEN NAMES | D A |
| FAMILY NAME | Pidgeon |
| SIGNATURE | PIDGEON D A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1953 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Investigation Into the Effects of Coaching on Non‐verbal Test Material With European, Indian and African Children
S ummary . In the endeavour to compare the performances of children from different ethnic groups on standardised tests, carefully chosen samples of European, Indian and African children in Natal were given non‐verbal tests. Half the children in each group were then coached for two short sessions on the type of material employed in the tests and all children were then re‐tested. The initial scores of the European children were greatly superior to …
A National Survey of the Ability and Attainment of Children at Three Age Levels
S ummary . During 1955 some 10,000 children attending maintained or assisted schools in England and Wales were given specially designed tests of reading, arithmetic and non‐verbal ability. The children tested formed separate samples in each of three age groups. The age groups and the dates of testing were so chosen that the children in the three samples were: Commencing their junior school course (7–8 years). Ending their junior school course (10…
Admission to Grammar Schools
Symposium
S ummary . A number of essay‐type English examination papers were administered on different occasions to groups of eleven‐year‐old children. Seven examiners were employed in marking the scripts, and a complex experimental design enabled a variety of statistical analyses to be carried out. In another area the validity of similar papers was investigated by comparing the results with a criterion of success in secondary schools after the children con…
Secondary School Entrance Examinations
A National Survey of the Ability and Attainment of Children at Three Age Levels
S ummary . During 1955 some 10,000 children attending maintained or assisted schools in England and Wales were given specially designed tests of reading, arithmetic and non‐verbal ability. The children tested formed separate samples in each of three age groups. The age groups and the dates of testing were so chosen that the children in the three samples were: Commencing their junior school course (7–8 years). Ending their junior school course (10…
Secondary School Entrance Examinations
Symposium
S ummary . A number of essay‐type English examination papers were administered on different occasions to groups of eleven‐year‐old children. Seven examiners were employed in marking the scripts, and a complex experimental design enabled a variety of statistical analyses to be carried out. In another area the validity of similar papers was investigated by comparing the results with a criterion of success in secondary schools after the children con…
Admission to Grammar Schools
A National Survey of the Ability and Attainment of Children at Three Age Levels
S ummary . During 1955 some 10,000 children attending maintained or assisted schools in England and Wales were given specially designed tests of reading, arithmetic and non‐verbal ability. The children tested formed separate samples in each of three age groups. The age groups and the dates of testing were so chosen that the children in the three samples were: Commencing their junior school course (7–8 years). Ending their junior school course (10…
An Investigation Into the Effects of Coaching on Non‐verbal Test Material With European, Indian and African Children
S ummary . In the endeavour to compare the performances of children from different ethnic groups on standardised tests, carefully chosen samples of European, Indian and African children in Natal were given non‐verbal tests. Half the children in each group were then coached for two short sessions on the type of material employed in the tests and all children were then re‐tested. The initial scores of the European children were greatly superior to …
Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Education Systems and Policy (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Test (biology) (2 works) · Age groups (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)