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Predicting Success in First-Year Shorthand
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Holderness, Aubrey; Handorf, James – Business Education Forum, 1976
The method used to arrive at four measures (three aptitude test scores and a high school grade point average) for predicting probable success is described. These measures were developed into three separate equations to predict success in: learning shorthand theory, reading shorthand notes, and dictation/transcription ability. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Office Occupations Education, Prediction, Predictive Measurement
Some Concerns about the Estimation of Learning Potential from the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment.
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Yonge, George D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
After considering how an estimate of learning potential (ELP) is derived from the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment, shows that most of the characteristics of ELP deemed to be important are generated by statistical artifacts. Notes that the fundamental assumption underlying ELP is without supportive evidence. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Position Papers, Predictive Measurement
The Correlation Among Factors Related to Measuring Ability.
Shih, Wei-tun – 1969
Factors affecting measuring ability in machine shop practices at the high school level were investigated. A sample of 157 male students enrolled at four metropolitan high schools in Chicago was administered four tests devised specifically for this study (one each on measuring ability, numerical ability, mechanical knowledge, and kinesthetic…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Age, Doctoral Dissertations
[Studies of Student Performance on the Comparative Guidance Placement Program.]
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Reed, M. Douglas – 1972
Data from the College Entrance Examination Board's Comparative Guidance and Placement (CGP) Program were used in these two studies of students at Central Virginia Community College (CVCC). In the first study, 1971 fall quarter performance in specific courses and in all courses was compared to CGP performance. The conclusions indicate that: (1) CGP…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
Factors Influencing Noncompletion of High School: A Comparison of Methodologies.
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Weng, Li-Jen; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1988
Impacts of the parents' divorce and the student's academic potential and drug use on non-completion of high school were examined using 3 methods of structural equation modeling with latent variables. Data were collected from 706 adolescents (in grades 10 through 12). Maximum likelihood, asymptotically distribution-free, and categorical variable…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Failure, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis
The Validity Over Time of College Freshman Grade Prediction Equations.
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Sawyer, Richard; Maxey, E. James – 1979
The validity of prediction equations based on American College Testing (ACT) Program test scores and high school grades is investigated. Presented are separate results for prediction equations based on ACT scores only, on high school grades only, and on both kinds of prediction jointly. Also included is a discussion of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen