Accuracy of Self-Reported SAT and ACT Test Scores: Implications for Research

Autor/inn/en	Cole, James S.; Gonyea, Robert M.
Titel	Accuracy of Self-Reported SAT and ACT Test Scores: Implications for Research
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 51 (2010) 4, S.305-319 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-009-9160-9
Schlagwörter	Academic Records; College Students; Validity; Scores; Higher Education; Researchers; Tests; Data Collection; Correlation; Reliability; ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Publication; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Akademieschrift; Publikation; Collegestudent; Gültigkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Researcher; Forscher; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Data capture; Datensammlung; Korrelation; Reliabilität; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	Because it is often impractical or impossible to obtain school transcripts or records on subjects, many researchers rely on college students to accurately self-report their academic record as part of their data collection procedures. The purpose of this study is to investigate the validity and reliability of student self-reported academic performance. As expected the study finds overall validity of self-reported test scores to be high. However, correlations between self-reported and actual SAT scores are significantly lower than correlations for self-reported and actual ACT Composite scores. This study also confirms prior research which found that when students are inaccurate in reporting their scores, a disproportionate number of them over-report their scores. Also consistent with other studies, this study finds that lower achieving students for both tests are much less accurate when reporting their scores. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10