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Peer reviewedMillman, Jason – Educational Researcher, 1989
Examines practices that encourage false negatives and false positives on licensing and certification tests designed to protect the public. Recommends increasing the amount of testing or raising the required passing score for repeat test takers. (FMW)
Descriptors: Certification, Evaluation Research, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Predictive Measurement
Weitzman, R. A. – 1982
The goal of this research was to predict from a recruit's responses to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) items whether the recruit would pass the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). The data consisted of the responses (correct/incorrect) of 1,020 Navy recruits to 200 items of the ASVAB together with the scores of these…
Descriptors: Adults, Armed Forces, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewedGreer, Jim – AEDS Journal, 1986
Reviews a study of 117 students at the University of Saskatchewan which examined the relationship between high school computer experience and university achievement in introductory computer science. The pretests used are described, findings are analyzed, and student withdrawal patterns are discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Science Education, Correlation
