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Verbal Reasoning Abilities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tertiary Applicants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Colin White
Colin White*
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University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
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The data reported in this article were collected in 1990 and 1991. To determine if verbal reasoning abilities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tertiary applicants have changed over the years, data for a more recent group of applicants were examined. Data from a sample of 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tertiary applicants for 1994, 1995 and 1996 were subjected to analysis.

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Section D: Research
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , 09/10 1996 , pp. 27 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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