ERIC Number: EJ820106
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 48
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
Prediction of Academic Performance by Means of the Swedish Scholastic Assessment Test
Lyren, Per-Erik
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v52 n6 p565-581 Dec 2008
This article reviews ten predictive validity studies of the Swedish Scholastic Assessment Test (SweSAT). A primary result is that the predictive validity of the SweSAT seems to be highly dependent upon the study programme being examined; that is, the predictive validity is better at some programmes than others. When compared with the upper-secondary school grade point average, the predictive validity of the SweSAT seems to be fairly good, but there are major differences between study programmes in this case as well. However, it is suggested that the validity of the results is to some extent threatened by methodological issues. A general conclusion is, therefore, that there is room for improving the test itself, as well as the way that predictive validity studies are carried out. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Predictive Validity, Grade Point Average, Evaluation Research, Comparative Analysis, Research Methodology, Data, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sweden; Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test

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