Combined with intelligence and achievement tests that measure ... in keeping with the students' abilities. Aptitude and personality tests can be useful in determining skills and abilities to ...

The achievement gap shows up in grades, standardized-test scores, course selection ... variation in students’ genetic makeup and natural ability—an assertion that has since been widely ...

American schools have struggled for decades to close what's called the 'minority achievement gap' — the lower average test scores ... that grouping students by ability, also known as tracking ...

Standardised tests - such as those often referred to in primary schools as the Sigmas, Micras and Drumondras - routinely attract bad press, not least at this time of year when 2nd, 4th and 6th ...

A national academic achievement survey was recently held in ... Another issue identified in the survey is the absence from the tests of most school truants. Approximately 100,000 students among ...