Validity of SAT® Essay Scores for Predicting First-Year Grades

Autor/inn/en	Marini, Jessica P.; Westrick, Paul A.; Young, Linda; Shmueli, Doron; Shaw, Emily J.; Ng, Helen
Institution	College Board
Titel	Validity of SAT® Essay Scores for Predicting First-Year Grades
Quelle	(2019), (50 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; College Entrance Examinations; Essays; Scores; College Freshmen; English Instruction; Language Arts; Writing Instruction; Grade Point Average; Grades (Scholastic); Correlation; Predictor Variables; Probability; High School Students; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufnahmeprüfung; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Studienanfänger; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Sprachkultur; Schreibunterricht; Notenspiegel; Korrelation; Prädiktor; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	This paper presents the results of a national validity study examining relationships between new SAT Essay scores and first semester grades in English and writing courses, as well as first-year grade point average (FYGPA) in college. The sample includes more than 180,000 first-year students across 171 four-year institutions. Results show that there is a positive relationship between the three SAT Essay scores and first semester English and writing course grades as well as overall FYGPA. More importantly, these SAT Essay scores add useful information above and beyond the SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section score. Findings show that the added predictive value of the SAT Essay can be even more powerful by student subgroup. For some student subgroups, the SAT Essay can improve our ability to predict their college performance in English and Writing by more than 30% above using the combination of HSGPA and SAT ERW scores. These findings provide compelling empirical support for institutions using or considering the use of SAT Essay scores for admission, placement, or advising on campus. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01