Do grades and tests predict adult accomplishment?
Abstract
Examines the relationship of measures of academic ability with accomplishment by reviewing a wide-ranging literature, including studies of the highly creative, scientists and technicians, physicians, managers, and high school and college students. The Terman studies of the gifted (L. M. Terman and M. H. Oden, 1959; M. H. Oden; see record 1968-08939-001) and studies of occupational attainment are examined. It is concluded that there are low positive relationships between academic aptitude and/or grades and accomplishment. The closer the content of the measure of academic aptitude to the demands of the field, the stronger the relationship. (8 p ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
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