J D Nisbet
Biographic Data
| ID | 2745876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J D Nisbet |
| GIVEN NAMES | J D |
| FAMILY NAME | Nisbet |
| SIGNATURE | NISBET J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Aberdeen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1955 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Prediction of Failure at University—or Failure of Prediction
S ummary . The validity of a procedure for identifying students at risk of failure on the basis of first term examination results was checked by following up 188 students at risk, from a total of 1902 in Aberdeen University Arts Faculty in session 1974–5. 76 per cent of the students at risk recovered successfully, and 40 per cent of failing students were missed by the procedure. Comparison of students who fail and those who recover, and of failin…
Editing the Journal
Educational Research in Action
Age of Transfer to Secondary Education: A Postscript
S ummary . Of the year‐group of 2,900 Aberdeen children who had been the subjects of a study on the age of transfer to secondary education, about one quarter went on to the fifth and sixth years of secondary education, and their careers were examined. The best prediction of final secondary school performance was given by assessments of attainment in the first two years of secondary school; next in order were verbal reasoning tests at ages 11, 12 …
Research in Education
The Transition to Secondary Education
Understanding Research in Education
Intelligence and Family Size, 1949-1965
An age-group of 2,868 Aberdeen school children has been tested at ages 7, 9, 11 and 12, on verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and attainment tests. The relations between family size and test score were expressed as regression coefficients. The usual inverse relationship between family size and test score was observed. Regression coefficients from the verbal tests were larger than from the non-verbal. Consistently larger regression coefficient…
Puberty and Test Performance: A Further Report
S ummary . We reported previously from successive testing of an age‐group of girls at ages 7, 9, 11 and 13, that those who reached puberty before age 12: 3 had a slight but consistent superiority in average intelligence test score. A further testing of a selected sample from this group at age 16 suggests that this superiority diminishes as the late developers reach puberty
The Influence of Early Puberty on Test Performance at Age Eleven
S ummary . It has been suggested that the earlier onset of puberty among girls may now be affecting performance in tests at the age of 11 plus. This question was examined by the analysis of test scores at ages 7, 9, 11 and 13 from a year‐group of girls numbering 1,385, for whom age at first menstruation and father's occupation were known. The very early maturers proved to have a slightly higher average test score than the others, but they were su…
English Composition in Secondary School Selection
Intelligence and Family Size, 1949-1965
An age-group of 2,868 Aberdeen school children has been tested at ages 7, 9, 11 and 12, on verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and attainment tests. The relations between family size and test score were expressed as regression coefficients. The usual inverse relationship between family size and test score was observed. Regression coefficients from the verbal tests were larger than from the non-verbal. Consistently larger regression coefficient…
Prediction of Failure at University—or Failure of Prediction
S ummary . The validity of a procedure for identifying students at risk of failure on the basis of first term examination results was checked by following up 188 students at risk, from a total of 1902 in Aberdeen University Arts Faculty in session 1974–5. 76 per cent of the students at risk recovered successfully, and 40 per cent of failing students were missed by the procedure. Comparison of students who fail and those who recover, and of failin…
The Influence of Early Puberty on Test Performance at Age Eleven
S ummary . It has been suggested that the earlier onset of puberty among girls may now be affecting performance in tests at the age of 11 plus. This question was examined by the analysis of test scores at ages 7, 9, 11 and 13 from a year‐group of girls numbering 1,385, for whom age at first menstruation and father's occupation were known. The very early maturers proved to have a slightly higher average test score than the others, but they were su…
English Composition in Secondary School Selection
The Influence of Early Puberty on Test Performance at Age Eleven
S ummary . It has been suggested that the earlier onset of puberty among girls may now be affecting performance in tests at the age of 11 plus. This question was examined by the analysis of test scores at ages 7, 9, 11 and 13 from a year‐group of girls numbering 1,385, for whom age at first menstruation and father's occupation were known. The very early maturers proved to have a slightly higher average test score than the others, but they were su…
Puberty and Test Performance: A Further Report
S ummary . We reported previously from successive testing of an age‐group of girls at ages 7, 9, 11 and 13, that those who reached puberty before age 12: 3 had a slight but consistent superiority in average intelligence test score. A further testing of a selected sample from this group at age 16 suggests that this superiority diminishes as the late developers reach puberty
Intelligence and Family Size, 1949-1965
An age-group of 2,868 Aberdeen school children has been tested at ages 7, 9, 11 and 12, on verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and attainment tests. The relations between family size and test score were expressed as regression coefficients. The usual inverse relationship between family size and test score was observed. Regression coefficients from the verbal tests were larger than from the non-verbal. Consistently larger regression coefficient…
The Transition to Secondary Education
Understanding Research in Education
Research in Education
Age of Transfer to Secondary Education: A Postscript
S ummary . Of the year‐group of 2,900 Aberdeen children who had been the subjects of a study on the age of transfer to secondary education, about one quarter went on to the fifth and sixth years of secondary education, and their careers were examined. The best prediction of final secondary school performance was given by assessments of attainment in the first two years of secondary school; next in order were verbal reasoning tests at ages 11, 12 …
Educational Research in Action
Editing the Journal
Prediction of Failure at University—or Failure of Prediction
S ummary . The validity of a procedure for identifying students at risk of failure on the basis of first term examination results was checked by following up 188 students at risk, from a total of 1902 in Aberdeen University Arts Faculty in session 1974–5. 76 per cent of the students at risk recovered successfully, and 40 per cent of failing students were missed by the procedure. Comparison of students who fail and those who recover, and of failin…
Psychology (11 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Education Systems and Policy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Test (biology) (4 works) · Age groups (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)