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College Entrance Examination Board Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores as a Predictor for College Freshman Mathematics Grades
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Gussett, James C. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Females
The Correlation of Partial and Total Scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board with Grades in Freshman Chemistry
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Pedersen, L. C. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1975
For a sample of 325 students enrolled in freshman chemistry, it was found that performance on the Verbal and Mathematics Sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board exhibited low preditive validity in relation to a criterion of grades in freshmen chemistry. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Chemistry, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
ACT versus SAT in Predicting First Semester GPA.
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Aleamoni, Lawrence M.; Oboler, Linda – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is shown to be a better predictor of first semester college grade point average than the American College Test (ACT) at a highly selective midwestern university. (JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average
The Validity of the Ball Aptitude Battery (BAB): I. Relationship to High School Academic Success.
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Dong, Hei-Ki; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
Ball Aptitude BAttery (BAB) scores, grades, and American College Test (ACT) scores were obtained for over 800 high school seniors. BAB scores adequately predicted academic success in 10 subject areas and on the ACT. The battery seemed valid for career planning for males, females, Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Ethnic Status
The Dental Hygiene Aptitude Tests and the American College Testing Program Tests as Predictors of Scores on the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination.
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Longenbecker, Sueann; Wood, Peter H. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
Scores from the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) served as the criterion variable in a comparison of the predictive validity of the Dental Hygiene Aptitude Tests (DHAT) and the ACT Assessment tests. The DHAT-Science and Verbal tests combined to produce the highest multiple correlation with NBDHE scores. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Certification, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation
Comparative Validity of the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test--Mathematics and the Descriptive Tests of Mathematics Skills for Predicting Performance in College Mathematics Courses.
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Bridgeman, Brent – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
The validity of scores from the Descriptive Tests of Mathematics Skills (DTMS) and the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test--Mathematics (SAT-M) are compared. Results show the DTMS as a valid predictor of remedial level college course grades; the higher level OTMS was as accurate a predictor as the SAT-M for grades in advanced courses.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Mathematics, Comparative Analysis
Predicting Student Grade Point Average at a Community College from Scholastic Aptitude Tests and from Measures Representing Three Constructs in Vroom's Expectancy Theory Model of Motivation.
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Malloch, Douglas C.; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
This study was designed to determine whether an unweighted linear combination of community college students' scores on standardized achievement tests and a measure of motivational constructs derived from Vroom's expectance theory model of motivation was predictive of academic success (grade point average earned during one quarter of an academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average
National Educational Development Tests as a Predictor of College Entrance Examination Board Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores.
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Doebler, L. K.; Foreman, S. T. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive validity of composite scores on the National Educational Development Tests for College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test total scores. The subjects were 69 students in a private college preparatory school for girls. The correlation of .76 was statistically significant. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Graduate Record Examinations Aptitude Test Scores as a Predictor of Graduate Grade Point Average.
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Hebert, David J.; Holmes, Alan F. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
For a sample of masters in education students, a moderate correlation was found between Graduate Record Examinations aptitude test scores and graduate grade point average. Results are discussed and conclusions are drawn. (JKS)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation, Grade Point Average