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Modeling the Predictive Validity of SAT Mathematics Items Using Item Characteristics
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Kobrin, Jennifer L.; Kim, YoungKoung; Sackett, Paul R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2012
There is much debate on the merits and pitfalls of standardized tests for college admission, with questions regarding the format (multiple-choice vs. constructed response), cognitive complexity, and content of these assessments (achievement vs. aptitude) at the forefront of the discussion. This study addressed these questions by investigating the…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Standardized Tests, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables
Predictive Validity of High School Rank and SAT Scores for Minority Students
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Dalton, Starrette – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, High School Students, Minority Groups
Academic Predictors for Black Students
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Tatham, Clifford B.; Tatham, Elaine L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, College Admission, Grades (Scholastic)
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)
Long-Range Predictive and Differential Validities of the Scholastic Aptitude Test in Medical School.
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Zeleznik, Carter; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The long-range predictive and differential validities of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are investigated. Data from students (n=1284) who entered Jefferson Medical College from 1965 through 1974 were analyzed and supported the convergent and divergent validities of the SAT over an extended period of time. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies