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Direct linkSteenman, Sebastiaan C.; Bakker, Wieger E.; van Tartwijk, Jan W. F. – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The first-year grade point average (FYGPA) is the predominant measure of student success in most studies on university admission. Previous cognitive achievements measured with high school grades or standardized tests have been found to be the strongest predictors of FYGPA. For this reason, standardized tests measuring cognitive achievement are…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Grade Point Average, College Freshmen, Grade Prediction
Retief, Liezel; Potgieter, Marietjie; Lutz, Marietjie – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2013
In this paper the use of the Rasch model is explored as a transparent, systematic and theoretically underpinned response to quality issues that are widely recognised as problematic in the refinement of Likert scale questionnaires. Key issues are the choice of length of scale, the pursuit of a favourable estimate of Cronbach's alpha at the possible…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Construction, Likert Scales, Questionnaires
Peer reviewedTrochim, William M. K., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1989
Concept mapping is a structured conceptualization that can be used by groups to develop a conceptual framework that guides evaluation or planning. Twelve papers discuss concept mapping in evaluation/planning in terms of theory development; measurement, construct validity, and pattern matching; outcome assessment and internal validity;…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Construct Validity, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education
