A Review of Research on the Prediction of Academic Performance after the Freshman Year. [Report No.: CB-R-83-2; [Report No.: ETS-RR-83-11

Autor/in	Wilson, Kenneth M.
Institution	College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY.
Titel	A Review of Research on the Prediction of Academic Performance after the Freshman Year. [Report No.: CB-R-83-2; [Report No.: ETS-RR-83-11
Quelle	(1983), (60 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; College Entrance Examinations; College Freshmen; Comparative Analysis; Grade Point Average; Higher Education; Performance Factors; Predictive Measurement; Predictive Validity; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Studienanfänger; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Leistungsindikator
Abstract	The criterion most frequently used in studies designed to assess the predictive validity of measures used in college admission has been the freshman-year grade point average (GPA). It is not self-evident that the first-year GPA provides either a sufficient or a representative sample of a student's academic performance. Questions have been raised regarding the validity of admissions measures for predicting longer-term performance in college. This is the report of a systematic review of research bearing on (a) the validity of admissions measures for predicting GPA that reflects performance beyond the freshman year--i.e., longer-term cumulative or independently computed post-freshman-year GPA, such as senior-year GPA; (b) the comparative relevance and utility of freshman-year, cumulative, and independently computed post-freshman-year GPA as criteria for the validation of admissions measures. Among other things, the research reviewed lends support to the traditional practice of employing the freshman-year GPA in admissions-related predictive validity studies. (Author)
Anmerkungen	College Board Publications, Box 886, New York, NY 10101 ($5.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01