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Peer reviewedO'Halloran, P. M.; Russell, G. J. – Higher Education, 1980
A method of assessment using six one-hour tests, with provision to repeat four of them, is described. Performance in the course, high school background, and the first test's results are used to determine entry criteria for the course. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSternberg, Robert J.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1995
Explores the use of common sense testing and measurement as a means of predicting real-world performance. The authors discuss practical versus book knowledge, examine several empirical studies of practical intelligence, describe tacit knowledge and the instruments used for testing it, and present findings from a tacit knowledge research program.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Experience, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
Download full textSolomon, David J.; And Others – 1989
A procedure for developing a nomogram that depicts expectancy of success on a criterion from performance on two predictors is presented. Data from 574 medical students attending Michigan State University College of Human Medicine's classes of 1979 through 1984 were used to develop a model for predicting the expectancy of success on Part I of the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Expectancy Tables, Expectation, Grade Point Average
