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An Evaluation of Alternative Measures for Assessing Language Proficiency Skills of Junior Level Students in a School of Communications and Professional Studies.
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Michael, William B.; Shaffer, Phyllis – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
For a sample of more than 900 college students and subsamples of at least 50 students in each of nine departments, concurrent validity coefficients were determined between scores on several examinations reflecting competencies in standard written English and an external criterion measure of cumulative college grade point average. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Diagnostic Tests
A Comparison of the Validity of the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) and of the California State University and Colleges English Placement Test (CSUC-EPT) in the Prediction of Grades in a Basic English Composition Course and of Overall Freshman-Year Grade Point Average.
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Michael, William B.; Shaffer, Phyllis – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The Test of Standard Written English was found to be nearly as valid as the California State University and Colleges English Placement Test, while requiring one-fifth of the time. Both tests were more valid than the Scholastic Aptitude Test-Verbal in predicting English composition grades. (JKS)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Grade Point Average, Higher Education