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On the Reliability and Validity of a Numerical Reasoning Speed Dimension Derived from Response Times Collected in Computerized Testing
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Davison, Mark L.; Semmes, Robert; Huang, Lan; Close, Catherine N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2012
Data from 181 college students were used to assess whether math reasoning item response times in computerized testing can provide valid and reliable measures of a speed dimension. The alternate forms reliability of the speed dimension was .85. A two-dimensional structural equation model suggests that the speed dimension is related to the accuracy…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Reaction Time, Reliability, Validity
ACT Versus SAT Prediction for Present-Day Colleges and Students
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Lenning, Oscar T.; Maxey, E. James – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1973
Results suggest that for most colleges in this sample the ACT tests were at least as efficient predictors of college overall GPA as were the SAT tests. (Authors)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Predictive Validity
SAT and High School Average Predictions of Four Year College Achievement
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Siegelman, Marvin – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
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