ERIC Number: EJ1110016
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 26
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ISSN: EISSN-2330-8516
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Disentangling the Role of High School Grades, "SAT"® Scores, and SES in Predicting College Achievement. Research Report. ETS RR-13-09
Zwick, Rebecca
ETS Research Report Series, May 2013
Focusing on high school grade-point average (HSGPA) in college admissions may foster ethnic diversity and communicate the importance of high school performance. It has further been claimed that HSGPA is the best single predictor of college grades and that it is more equitable than test scores because of a smaller association with socioeconomic status (SES). Recent findings, however, suggest that HSPGA's seemingly smaller correlation with SES is a methodological artifact. In addition, it tends to produce systematic errors in the prediction of college grades. Although supplementing HSGPA with a high-school resource index can mitigate these errors, determining whether to include such an index in admissions decisions must take into account the institutional mission and the potential diversity impact.
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, High School Students, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, College Students, Socioeconomic Status, Correlation, Error Patterns, College Entrance Examinations, Minority Group Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
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