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ERIC Number: EJ296158
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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The Validity of the Information and Vocabulary Subtests of the WAIS for Predicting College Achievement.
Feingold, Alan
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v43 n4 p1127-31 Win 1983
The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the comparative validity of the Information and Vocabulary subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), the WAIS Verbal and Full Scale Intelligence Quotients, the verbal scores of several standardized scholastic aptitude tests, and their corresponding composite scores relative to a college grade point average criterion measure. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Intelligence Tests, Predictive Validity, Test Validity
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: ACT Assessment; American Council on Education Psychological Exam; Scholastic Aptitude Test; School and College Ability Tests; Subtests; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale