It is widely acknowledged that an aptitude for knowledge and scientific exploration is a firm foundation upon which to build new skills, and as such there are no glass ceilings for those, for example, without a PhD.
The trainer of Aptitude, Bobby Frankel, acknowledged that his colt could run himself into contention for winning year-end honors with a victory in the Belmont.
All of the officials acknowledged that the scores on the SAT I, an aptitude test (the SAT II's is an achievement text tied more closely to course work), and the ACT, a similar standardized exam, often reveal more about students' family lives, socio-economic station and school quality than about their prospects for succeeding in four years of college and beyond.
While not always explicitly acknowledged, and not a part of classical test theory, tests of aptitude or proficiency are composed of items differing in difficulty, with the easier items generally at the beginning of a test.
It's widely acknowledged that some of the parties have a tendency to value popularity over aptitude.
Mr. Schmidt acknowledged what some colleges have found: Achievement tests, which measure specific subject mastery, are better predictors than aptitude tests, which measure innate ability.
"[It's about] acknowledging that kids have aptitudes in all sorts of areas," he says.
Like managers who don't want to admit that their service is designed to be inferior on some attributes, many people are reluctant to acknowledge a trade-off between aptitude and attitude.
Parents do, in any other circumstance, generally acknowledge the limitations of their offspring's cultural aptitude.
Competitors and coaches alike recognize her aptitude for the game.
Acknowledge, acknowledge!
