Article: Foreign Language Learning and SAT Verbal Scores Revisited

Article: The correlation between foreign language aptitude ...
Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science;  January 1, 2005 ;     595 words ... ... showed a weak positive .197 Pearson Correlation between verbal scores on the PLAB and GPA Results also illustrated a weak positive ... A weak negative .183 correlation was also shown between foreign language interest and GPA. No statistically significant correlation ...

Article: SAT math scores up, verbal scores unchanged
AP Online;  September 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... and just 6 points above record-low verbal scores in 1991 and 1994. ``We can point ... math score, but the rock-steady verbal scores are more difficult to explain ... test coaching company, said the flat verbal scores could be considered a positive sign ...

Article: SAT VERBAL SCORES DROP; MATH SCORES RISE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  August 25, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... Bergen County, NJ) 08-25-1994 SAT VERBAL SCORES DROP; MATH SCORES RISE -- DISPARITY ... were undercut by a continuing slump in verbal scores, the College Board announced Wednesday ... toward higher math scores and lower verbal scores isn't anything to worry about. In ...

Article: Wanted: readers.(verbal scores on SAT remain flat ...
U.S. News & World Report;  September 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... SAT math scores and bemoaned stagnant verbal scores last week, he didn't hesitate to ... math scores rose by 2 points to 516. Verbal scores were down 2 points to 504. But during ... math scores have risen by 15 points, verbal scores have seen only a 4-point uptick ...

Article: SAT Math and Verbal Scores Hit Highs
AP Online;  August 26, 2003 ;     683 words ... ... section of the SAT exam in at least 36 years, while students' verbal scores hit a 16-year high. The College Board, which owns the ... to persist. To stress the importance of language skills _ verbal scores have improved by seven points compared to a 16-point jump ...

Article: SAT math scores almost match '70s But verbal scores ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 23, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... average math score rung up by students in the early 1970s, but verbal scores on the Scholastic Assessment Test still remain well below ... College Board President Donald Stewart said he was puzzled why verbal scores remained below 1970s levels. He speculated that students ...

Article: SAT Verbal Scores Continue Decline - New Test ...
PR Newswire;  September 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... think of this as a test of basic success skills, of reading, writing and math, connected with reasoning." "While those verbal scores have declined, the trend may continue or even greatly accelerate," says Joe Hotter, President of The SpiderSmart Children ...