The junior South African individual scale as predictor of scholastic achievement at Sub A, Sub B & Std One levels

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dc.contributor.advisorDawes, Andrewen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLe Roux, D Men_ZA
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dc.date.issued1987en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relationship between the eight subtest form of the Junior South African Individual Scale (JSAIS - 8) and scholastic performance at Sub A, Sub B and Std One levels, as measured by teacher evaluations. An unreferred sample of 104 pupils who had been tested on the JSAIS- 8 in their Sub A year were followed up at the end of Std One. The pupils' three sets of year-end symbols, as recorded in the official school records, were obtained. Pearson correlations were calculated between the Global, Verbal Performance and Numerical Scales and each of the subtests on the one hand, and selected school subjects and a computed average of the subjects on the other. The JSAIS scales and subtests were regressed on the computed averages for each standard. A test was performed to evaluate the longitudinal stability of the correlation matrix of Pearson correlations. The results were compared with those of similar studies employing non-South African intelligence scales, and with a study employing the full, twelve subtest version of the JSAIS (JSAIS - 12). The values of the correlations yielded were found to be of the same general magnitude as those reported in studies employing non-South African scales. The test for the longitudinal stability of the Pearson correlation matrix indicated that the test probably predicted equally over the three standard levels. The Global, Verbal and Numerical Scales and their associated subtests correlated moderately to highly with measures of scholastic achievement. The Performance Scale and its subtests yielded lower and sometimes non-significant correlations. Some discrepancies were noted between the results of the present study and that which employed the JSAIS - 12. It was observed that three of the five subtests which yielded the highest correlations with scholastic achievement in the study employing the JSAIS - 12 are excluded from the JSAIS - 8. The possibility of substituting these subtests for three subtests currently incorporated in the JSAIS - 8 was explored. Limitations of the present study were discussed and the tentative nature of the findings emphasised. Suggestions were made for further research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLe Roux, D. M. (1987). <i>The junior South African individual scale as predictor of scholastic achievement at Sub A, Sub B & Std One levels</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17658en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLe Roux, D M. <i>"The junior South African individual scale as predictor of scholastic achievement at Sub A, Sub B & Std One levels."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17658en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLe Roux, D. 1987. The junior South African individual scale as predictor of scholastic achievement at Sub A, Sub B & Std One levels. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Le Roux, D M AB - This study examines the relationship between the eight subtest form of the Junior South African Individual Scale (JSAIS - 8) and scholastic performance at Sub A, Sub B and Std One levels, as measured by teacher evaluations. An unreferred sample of 104 pupils who had been tested on the JSAIS- 8 in their Sub A year were followed up at the end of Std One. The pupils' three sets of year-end symbols, as recorded in the official school records, were obtained. Pearson correlations were calculated between the Global, Verbal Performance and Numerical Scales and each of the subtests on the one hand, and selected school subjects and a computed average of the subjects on the other. The JSAIS scales and subtests were regressed on the computed averages for each standard. A test was performed to evaluate the longitudinal stability of the correlation matrix of Pearson correlations. The results were compared with those of similar studies employing non-South African intelligence scales, and with a study employing the full, twelve subtest version of the JSAIS (JSAIS - 12). The values of the correlations yielded were found to be of the same general magnitude as those reported in studies employing non-South African scales. The test for the longitudinal stability of the Pearson correlation matrix indicated that the test probably predicted equally over the three standard levels. The Global, Verbal and Numerical Scales and their associated subtests correlated moderately to highly with measures of scholastic achievement. The Performance Scale and its subtests yielded lower and sometimes non-significant correlations. Some discrepancies were noted between the results of the present study and that which employed the JSAIS - 12. It was observed that three of the five subtests which yielded the highest correlations with scholastic achievement in the study employing the JSAIS - 12 are excluded from the JSAIS - 8. The possibility of substituting these subtests for three subtests currently incorporated in the JSAIS - 8 was explored. Limitations of the present study were discussed and the tentative nature of the findings emphasised. Suggestions were made for further research. DA - 1987 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1987 T1 - The junior South African individual scale as predictor of scholastic achievement at Sub A, Sub B & Std One levels TI - The junior South African individual scale as predictor of scholastic achievement at Sub A, Sub B & Std One levels UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17658 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17658
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLe Roux DM. The junior South African individual scale as predictor of scholastic achievement at Sub A, Sub B & Std One levels. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1987 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17658en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe junior South African individual scale as predictor of scholastic achievement at Sub A, Sub B & Std One levelsen_ZA
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