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The effects of biographical data on the prediction of domain knowledge

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dc.contributor.advisor Ackerman, Phillip L.
dc.contributor.advisor Kanfer, Ruth
dc.contributor.author Wolman, Stacey D. en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember James, Lawrence R.
dc.contributor.department Psychology en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2006-01-18T22:12:48Z
dc.date.available 2006-01-18T22:12:48Z
dc.date.issued 2005-08-16 en_US
dc.description.abstract This study examined the effects of life experience information on the prediction of domain knowledge. Specifically, it was hypothesized that individuals with a higher level of experience within a domain would have a higher level of domain knowledge, and that attribution of experience (e.g., educational experience, extracurricular experience, etc) would influence the type of domain knowledge assessment on which an individual was most successful (e.g., open-ended scenarios vs. multiple-choice questions). In order to test these hypotheses, participants completed a biodata measure, various ability and non-ability measures, and a set of domain knowledge tests. Hypotheses were evaluated in the context of regressions and structural equation modeling. Results showed that biodata had significant predictive validity for domain knowledge. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7462
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Biodata en_US
dc.subject Ecology model
dc.subject Knowledge domains
dc.subject.lcsh Psychology Biographical methods en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Knowledge, Theory of en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Experience en_US
dc.title The effects of biographical data on the prediction of domain knowledge en_US
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local.contributor.advisor Ackerman, Phillip L.
local.contributor.advisor Kanfer, Ruth
local.contributor.corporatename College of Sciences
local.contributor.corporatename School of Psychology
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