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The Consistency of High School Grade Point Average and of the Verbal and Mathematical Portions of the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board, as Predictors of College Performance: An Eight Year Study
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Larson, James R., Jr.; Scontrino, M. Peter – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1976
This study examines the validity of high school grade point average (GPA) and of the verbal and mathematical portions of the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board, as predictors of college performance over an eight year period. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies
A Decline in the Predictive Validity of the SAT and High School Achievement
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Dalton, Starrett – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1976
Examines the predictive validity of the Scholastic Aptitude Test and high school achievement when predicting college freshmen grades. Results show that females are more predictable than males and the ability to predict college grades from these two variables seems to be decreasing. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Grade Prediction, Grades (Scholastic)
Student Perceptions as Predictors of Academic Performance in College Developmental Studies.
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Hogrebe, Mark C.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
The following potential predictors of first quarter college grade point average were examined: student perception of their preparation for college work; attitudes toward the university and the developmental studies program: belief that developmental programs predict achievement; high schools grade point average; and Scholastic Aptitude Test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Developmental Studies Programs, Grade Point Average
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
Predictive Value of SAT Scores and High School Achievement for Success in a College Honors Program.
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McDonald, Rita T.; Gawkoski, Roman S. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
Records of students in an honors program at Marquette University revealed that the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test verbal and mathematics scores were moderately predictive for all honors students. Only the mathematics score was predictive of program success for women. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction