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Predicting Academic Achievement among Specially Admitted Black Female College Students.
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Houston, Lawrence N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
The relationship between college grade-point average as the dependent variable and selection predictor variables was evaluated in a sample of "specially admitted" Black female undergraduates to a predominantly White liberal arts college. Results showed the need to identify predictors other than high school rank and SAT-V or SAT-M scores.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Class Rank, Females
Differential Effects of Initial Course Placement as a Function of ACT Mathematics Scores and High-School Rank-In-Class in Predicting General Performance in Chemistry
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Reiner, John R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Class Rank, College Freshmen
The Predictive Validity of the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills for Developmental Students over a Four-Year College Program.
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Snyder, Vivian; Elmore, Patricia B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
Validity coefficients of the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills, the Academic Tests of the ACT Assessment Program (ACT), and high school percentile rank were calculated with cumulative grade point average (CGPA) at end of each of four years of college for 496 students entering through a special admissions program. The most valid predictor of…
Descriptors: Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, Developmental Studies Programs, Grade Point Average
SATs, Achievement Tests, and High-School Class Rank as Predictors of College Performance.
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Baron, Jonathan; Norman, M. Frank – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The ability of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), average achievement test scores, and high school class rank to predict students' grades was examined for 3,816 undergraduate students entering the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) in 1983 and 1984. Results suggest that the SAT makes a relatively small contribution to prediction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
The Comparative Predictive Validities of High School Rank, The Ammons Quick Test, and Two Scholastic Aptitude Test Measures for a Sample of Black Female College Students.
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Houston, Lawrence N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The Ammons Quick Test (AQT) was investigated to determine the degree to which it could predict first-semester freshman year college grade point average for a sample of 63 specially-admitted Black female undergraduates. A multiple regression analysis indicated that the AQT did not appear to be a valid predictor. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Black Students, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis