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ERIC Number: EJ233646
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1980-Aug
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Training, Validity, and the Issue of Aptitude: A Reply to Jackson.
Slack, Warner V.; Porter, Douglas
Harvard Educational Review, v50 n3 p392-401 Aug 1980
The authors discuss the major points of Jackson's reply to their criticisms of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and reassert their claim that, if the SAT is judged on the basis of its predictive validity, it should be dropped as a college admission requirement. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Test Coaching, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
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