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Predicting Grades in Specific College Freshman Courses from ACT Test Scores and Self-Reported High School Grades. November 1987.

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Noble, Julie P.; Sawyer, Richard – 1988

The validity of American College Testing Program (ACT) test scores and self-reported high school grades for predicting grades in specific college freshman courses was studied. Specific course grades are typically used to place students in remedial, standard, or advanced classes. These placement decisions, in turn, have immediate implications for…

Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods