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...psychometric world, developed abilities are distinct from school achievements. To understand the difference, consider a sports metaphor: if you learn to hit free throws 90% of the time, that's a stellar basketball achievement. But what if you're so out of shape that you can't run up and down the court? Then your achievement won't matter much in an actual game. Your level of physical fitness is a developed ability: it's both an innate skill that helps determine how well you play basketball and an outcome of playing lots of basketball. Similarly, the more you challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Inside The New SAT | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

Junior midfielder Shelley Maasdorp has also made a stellar return from the sidelines, and her latest scoring outburst recently earned her Ivy League Player of the Week honors...

Author: By Wes Kauble, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Hosts No. 8 Tigers in Ivy Clash | 10/24/2003 | See Source »

Freshman goalkeeper Allison Nemeth has been stellar all season with a 7-0 record and a 0.82 goals against average.  A lock for Ivy Rookie of the Year honors, Nemeth has been nearly unstoppable, and the Crimson will have to work hard to find a weakness in her style of play...

Author: By Wes Kauble, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Hosts No. 8 Tigers in Ivy Clash | 10/24/2003 | See Source »

Zacarian herself quickly credits her stellar supporting cast...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Beats Yale To Stay Perfect in Ivies | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

...junior back-up quarterback filled the biggest set of cleats in the Ivy League admirably, shaking off a less-than-stellar first quarter to complete 11 of his final 14 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Schires Directs Successful Offense | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

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