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Abadzi, Helen – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1980
International student admissions in universities can be facilitated by multivariate statistical procedures. On the basis of existing data on student characteristics, predictions can be made regarding performance of applicants. These predictions consider personal variables, knowledge of English, and various indicators of academic performance.…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Computer Oriented Programs
Download full textUtah State Dept. of Employment Security, Salt Lake City. Western Test Development Field Center. – 1982
The United States Employment Service (USES) Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Ticket Agent is evaluated from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research; (2) fairness to minorities; and (3) usefulness of the battery to Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for ticket agent positions. Research…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Employment Qualifications, Job Analysis, Occupational Tests
Butler, Robert – 1978
The predictive usefulness of certain scales of the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) may be greater than generally believed. The evaluation of one program of selection, retention and graduation of Masters-Level students determined the relationship between selection criteria and rated effectiveness. Approximately one half of the criteria…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Oregon State Dept. of Human Resources, Salem. – 1982
The United States Employment Service (USES) Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Waiter/Waitress (Informal) is evaluated from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research, (2) fairness to minorities, and (3) usefulness of the battery to Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for training as…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Employment Qualifications, Hospitality Occupations, Job Analysis
1982
The United States Employment Service (USES) Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Refinery Operator is evaluated from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research; (2) fairness to minorities; and (3) usefulness of the battery to Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for training in refinery operator…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Employment Qualifications, Job Analysis, Occupational Tests
Peer reviewedSaayman, Rikus – Physics Education, 1991
Discusses the structure and results of a university physics entry examination that measures students' expertise with mathematical tools and formal logic operations required for the study of college physics. Indicates that the examination adequately serves incoming students: to evaluate academic potential; to emphasize specific deficiencies; and to…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Aptitude Tests, College Science, Foreign Countries
Osborn, Julia B. – 1979
The Pre-Reading Assessment Inventory (PRAI) was designed to fill a need for a wide-range, individually administered diagnostic test of a child's prereading skills (especially auditory blending and segmenting), knowledge, encoding and decoding strategies, and understandings about the reading task. The test development was based upon the research…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Diagnostic Tests, Early Childhood Education, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedRude, Harvey A.; Lee, Patricia A. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
The paper describes Colorado's needs-based special education programs and investigates the most useful predictive performance measures for 100 students enrolled in a teacher education preservice program, analyzing such factors as the relationship between admission criteria and student teaching performance. Recommendations for revisions in…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Admission Criteria, Disabilities, Education Majors
Jorgensen, C. C.; Hoffer, P. L. – 1978
Developed for application in Air Force weapons systems training programs, a research project investigated the methods, procedures, and data available for conducting cost and training effectiveness analyses (CTEA). The primary objective of the project was to develop a user-oriented procedure for early formulation of training programs that can be…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Data Analysis, Equipment Utilization
Pinette, Clayton A., Ed.; Smith, R. Kent, Ed. – 1977
Five articles concerning college reading instruction are included in this special interest journal. Karen L. Pelz, William E. Pelz, and David L. Stritmater present a study of input sequence, exposure, and modality effects on recognition memory, which revealed that students who read assignments and attended lectures performed better on tests on the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Group Experience, Memory
Prather, James E. – 1981
A salary prediction model for college faculty that is used at Georgia State University was reviewed and tested using multiple regression analysis. Various model specifications, incorporating academic rank, academic discipline, and academic experience, including professional and personal background characteristics, are reviewed. Academic rank is an…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Departments
