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ERIC Number: EJ411263
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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The Prediction of College Course Performance from Reading Comprehension Performance: Evidence for General and Specific Prediction Factors.
Royer, James M.; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v27 n1 p158-79 Spr 1990
Use of Sentence Verification Technique (SVT) reading comprehension tests as general and specific predictors of learning performance in college courses was studied in experiments with 119 and 138 students attending Westfield State College (Massachusetts). Results suggest that appropriate SVT tests can predict general performance and performance in specific courses. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Courses, Grade Prediction, Higher Education, Performance Factors, Predictive Measurement, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sentence Verification