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.

Houston, Lawrence N.

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Publication Date: 1983

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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.

Houston, Lawrence N.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v43 n4 p1123-26 Win 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, Females, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictive Validity, Selective Admission, Testing Problems

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