Aptitude Tests and Successful College Students: The Predictive Validity of the General Aptitude Test (GAT) in Saudi Arabia

Autor/in	Alnahdi, Ghaleb Hamad
Titel	Aptitude Tests and Successful College Students: The Predictive Validity of the General Aptitude Test (GAT) in Saudi Arabia
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 8 (2015) 4, S.1-6 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Aptitude Tests; Multiple Regression Analysis; Correlation; Grade Point Average; Achievement Tests; Predictive Validity; College Admission; College Entrance Examinations; Predictor Variables; Comparative Analysis; Graduation; Saudi Arabia; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Korrelation; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Prädiktor; Abschluss; Graduierung; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Aptitude tests should predict student success at the university level. This study examined the predictive validity of the General Aptitude Test (GAT) in Saudi Arabia. Data for 27420 students enrolled at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University were analyzed. Of these students, 17565 were male students, and 9855 were female students. Multiple regression, logistic regression, and correlation analyses were conducted. The results show that the best predictor of student success at the university was the combination of high school GPA (HSGPA) and the National Achievement Test (NAT), as measured by cumulative GPA or by new students' GPA. However, the GAT was the best predictor of graduation as a criterion of success. Conclusions and recommendations for future studies are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01