The Development and Validation of an Entrance Examination in a Mexican University.

Alvidres, Maria D.; Whitworth, Randolph H.

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ERIC Number: EJ249429

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1981

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The Development and Validation of an Entrance Examination in a Mexican University.

Alvidres, Maria D.; Whitworth, Randolph H.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v41 n2 p503-09 Sum 1981

A validity study on a locally developed college entrance examination was conducted. Thirteen variables combined accounted for only 20 percent of the total variance in university grade point average. A critical analysis of the entrance examination and university selection procedures is discussed and contrasted with data from United States colleges. (Author/GK)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Predictive Validity, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico

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