The Developing Cognitive Abilities Test (Beggs and Mouw, 1980) was developed for the assessment of the aptitudes of students in the overall Comprehensive Assessment Program (CPA) test battery. The Developing Cognitive Abilities Test (DCAT) is similar in format to traditional intelligence tests but the DCAT was developed along a format that included both a cognitive taxonomy and content areas. The concept seems to be unique for tests designed to measure student aptitudes. This study was concerned with the predictive validity of the DCAT.
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