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A General Factor in Improvement with Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

K. W. Heese
K. W. Heese*
Affiliation:
University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Abstract

Results of 10 trials on 6 tests for 50 subjects were analyzed, first, by applying the centroid method to actual improvement or practice scores and, second, by applying a formula developed by Woodrow for determining factor loadings for practice scores from the differences between factor loadings of initial and final scores. Contrary to expectation, the two methods yielded discrepant results, for the explanation of which a hypothesis is advanced. The operation of a general factor was not demonstrated. Tentative interpretations of the factors extracted by the centroid method are offered.

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Psychometrika , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , September 1942 , pp. 213 - 223
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Copyright © 1942 The Psychometric Society

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