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ERIC Number: EJ253093
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Relative Effectiveness of the California Achievement Tests in Comparison with the ACT Assessment, College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test, and High School Grade Point Average in Predicting College Grade Point Average.
Halpin, Gerald; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v41 n3 p821-27 Fall 1981
The incremental effectiveness over high school grade point average alone of the American College Testing Program, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the California Achievement Tests in predicting college freshmen grade point average was compared. The incremental predictive efficiency was nearly the same for each, resulting in an 18.47 percent increase. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American College Testing Program; California Achievement Tests; Scholastic Aptitude Test