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St. Thomas, Sister – 1982
A study was conducted to analyze the relationship between the first-semester grade point average (GPA) of nursing students at Vermont College and their scores on the Nursing State Board Examination. The study sought to determine whether a GPA of 1.75 (which is currently required for progression in the nursing program beyond the first semester)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Certification, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Tarver, Linda K.; Carr, Dan B. – 1983
Using a statewide sample of Louisiana's prospective teachers' results on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) (N=5,642), the investigation probed the relationships between NTE composite scores, Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) scores, and WCET subscores with selected predictor variables (overall grade point average (GPA); GPA in…
Descriptors: Competence, Education Majors, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Kaiser, Javaid – 1982
The continued controversy concerning the predictive validity of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) aptitude test and its influence on selection decisions, including admission and financial aid, has necessitated the establishment of local norms. The sample involved 407 University of Kansas education and computer science students. Information on…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Science Education, Education Majors
Marston, Doug; And Others – 1982
Two studies were conducted to examine the efficacy of direct measurement, standardized achievement tests, and aptitude-achievement discrepancy scores in distinguishing learning disabled (LD) and nonlearning disabled (NLD) students in grades 3 to 6. For both reading (Study I) and written expression (Study II), students' scores on direct and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Elementary Education
Mitchelmore, M. C. – 1982
This study investigated the relation between the entering characteristics of the 1,210 students who entered the 7 residential teachers' colleges in Jamaica in September 1976 and their subsequent performance in college. There were 41 predictor variables (encompassing biographical data, previous education and work experience, and general and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Educational Research, Evaluation
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1982
The United States Employment Service (USES), in cooperation with State employment services, has conducted a continuing program of occupational test research and development since the mid-1930's. This program has produced a variety of tests and assessment techniques useful in vocational counseling and in selection of individuals for specific jobs.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Clerical Workers, Literacy, Occupational Tests
Shaw, James B.; McCormick, Ernest J. – 1976
The study was directed towards the further exploration of the use of attribute ratings as the basis for establishing the job component validity of tests, in particular by using different methods of combining "attribute-based" data with "job analysis" data to form estimates of the aptitude requirements of jobs. The primary focus…
Descriptors: Ability, Cognitive Tests, Factor Analysis, Job Analysis
Prediger, Dale J.; Hanson, Gary R. – 1976
This symposium examines recent research on sex restrictiveness as a potential indicator of sex bias. Two specific questions are addressed: (1) Can useful non-sex-restrictive raw score interest scales be constructed? Research results are reported for more than 10,000 persons in six samples including 9th graders, 11th graders, college-bound…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Conferences, Goal Orientation
Ferguson, Richard L.; Brennan, Robert L. – 1979
Issues associated with the ACT (American College Testing) Assessment Program illustrate the need to assess college entrance examinations in terms of the variety of common predictive uses such as estimation of first year grade point average (GPA), or chances of obtaining a C average after certain semesters or in specific courses. Test developers…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Higher Education
Greenhill, Craig J. – 1980
Comparative applications of simple and complex faculty flow models are examined to determine (1) their relative demands for data and calculations, (2) the divergence of their projections, especially when modelling a no-growth faculty, and (3) an estimate of the error incurred (i.e., the cost to analysis) when a simple model is used. The results…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, College Planning, Faculty Promotion
Lasher, William F.; And Others – 1980
Analytical techniques developed by the University of Texas at Austin to deal with problems of forecasting future enrollments, instructional workloads, and funding levels are considered. In order to project university enrollments, Texas public high school graduates were projected. In-migration rates were separated from survival rates,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Budgeting, College Freshmen, Educational Finance
Haney, Walt – 1978
With the intent of spurring discussion and raising important issues about the topic of test standards, this circular serves primarily as a resource document for member organizations of the National Consortium on Testing (NCT). Additionally, it identifies the broad changes which have evolved since 1953 regarding ethical and technical standards for…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Credibility, Educational History, Educational Testing
Harlan, Anne; And Others – 1980
One of seven sections of a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence, this chapter presents competence assessment as it is defined in practice by selection techniques currently used by employers. The chapter begins with a discussion of the major techniques used in employee selection, focusing on the competencies employers…
Descriptors: Adults, Competence, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Methods
COMBS, ARTHUR W.; SOPER, DANIEL W. – 1963
THIS RESEARCH EXPLORED CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PERCEPTIONS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR BEHAVIOR DURING EARLY SCHOOL YEARS. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WERE--(1) TO DETERMINE IF CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF SELF AND THE WORLD ARE ACCOMPANIED FROM YEAR TO YEAR BY CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR AND ACHIEVEMENT AND (2) TO SEE IF A KNOWLEDGE OF A CHILD'S PERCEPTIONS CAN…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attitude Change, Behavior Patterns, Child Development
COBB, HENRY; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS REFERENCES PERTINENT TO THE PROBLEMS OF PREDICTIVE ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT IN THE ADULT RETARDED. THE SEVEN AREAS COVERED ARE--(1) GENERAL STUDIES, REPORTS, BOOKS, AND ARTICLES, (2) DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES TO 1945, (3) DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES AFTER 1945, (4) PERSONAL VARIABLES, (5) ENVIRONMENTAL…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies
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