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Download full textWestrick, Paul A.; Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2014
We examined the validity of using Compass® test scores and high school grade point average (GPA) for placing students in first-year college courses and for identifying students at risk of not succeeding. Consistent with other research, the combination of high school GPA and Compass scores performed better than either measure used alone. Results…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, College Readiness, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing
