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ERIC Number: EJ248020
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Grade Inflation and the Validity of the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
Bejar, Isaac I.; Blew, Edwin O.
American Educational Research Journal, v18 n2 p143-56 Sum 1981
The issue of grade inflation is clarified by examining the database of the College Board's Validity Study Service. Also examined is the effect of grade inflation on the validity of the Scholastic Aptitude Test across a 15-year period. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Inflation, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Prediction, Scores, Sex Differences, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Meta Analysis; Scholastic Aptitude Test