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ACT Versus SAT Prediction for Present-Day Colleges and Students
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Lenning, Oscar T.; Maxey, E. James – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1973
Results suggest that for most colleges in this sample the ACT tests were at least as efficient predictors of college overall GPA as were the SAT tests. (Authors)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Predictive Validity
Predictive Validity of the ACT Tests at Selective Colleges.
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Lenning, Oscar T. – 1975
Included are three studies, each dealing with an aspect of comparative validity of the American College Test (ACT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) at selective colleges. The first study considered the predictive efficiency of the ACT test scores and ACT test scores plus high school grades at 120 colleges, separated into three groups…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Competitive Selection, Correlation