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Author: Richmond, Miranda C.
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Coyle, Thomas R. Purcell, Jason M. Snyder, Anissa Richmond, Miranda C. |
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Ability Tilt on the SAT and ACT Predicts Specific Abilities and College Majors Intelligence 46 (September-October 2014): 18-24. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016028961400049X Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Cognitive Ability; College Major/Field of Study/Courses; Test Scores/Test theory/IRT This research examined the validity of ability tilt, measured as within-subject differences in math and verbal scores on the SAT and ACT. Tilt scores were correlated with academic abilities (math and verbal) and college majors (STEM and humanities), both drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Math tilt (math > verbal) correlated positively with math ability and negatively with verbal ability, whereas verbal tilt (verbal > math) showed the opposite pattern. In addition, math tilt was associated with STEM majors (e.g., science and math), whereas verbal tilt was associated with humanities majors (e.g., English and history). Both math and verbal tilt were unrelated to non-academic abilities (speed and shop) and g. The results support niche-picking and investment theories, in which investment in one area (math) means less investment in competing areas (verbal). |
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Coyle, Thomas R., Jason M. Purcell, Anissa Snyder and Miranda C. Richmond. "Ability Tilt on the SAT and ACT Predicts Specific Abilities and College Majors." Intelligence 46 (September-October 2014): 18-24.
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Coyle, Thomas R. Snyder, Anissa Richmond, Miranda C. |
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Sex Differences in Ability Tilt: Support for Investment Theory Intelligence 50 (May-June 2015): 209-220. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289615000598 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB); Cognitive Ability; College Major/Field of Study/Courses; Gender Differences; Intelligence; STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics); Test Scores/Test theory/IRT This research examined sex differences in ability tilt, defined as within-subject differences in math and verbal scores on three tests (SAT, ACT, PSAT). These differences produced math tilt (math>verbal) and verbal tilt (verbal>math). Both types of tilt were correlated with specific abilities (e.g., verbal and math), based on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. Tilt was also correlated with college majors in STEM (e.g., science and math) and the humanities (e.g., English and history), and with jobs in STEM and other occupations. Males showed math tilt and STEM preferences, whereas females showed verbal tilt and humanities preferences. For males and females, math tilt predicted math ability and STEM criteria (majors and jobs), and verbal tilt predicted verbal ability and verbal criteria. Tilt scores correlated negatively with competing abilities (e.g., math tilt and verbal ability). The results supported investment theories, which assume that investment in a specific ability boosts similar abilities but retards competing abilities. In addition, the results bolster the validity of tilt, which was unrelated to g but still predicted specific abilities, college majors, and jobs. |
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Coyle, Thomas R., Anissa Snyder and Miranda C. Richmond. "Sex Differences in Ability Tilt: Support for Investment Theory." Intelligence 50 (May-June 2015): 209-220.
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