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State Preferences for the ACT versus SAT Complicates Inferences about SAT-Derived State IQ Estimates: A Comment on Kanazawa (2006)
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McDaniel, Michael A. – Intelligence, 2006
Kanazawa [Kanazawa, S. (2006). IQ and the wealth of states. "Intelligence," 34, 593-600.] offered estimates of state IQ derived from SAT data. The purpose of this commentary is to argue that state preferences for the use of the ACT versus the SAT create biased estimates of SAT-derived state IQ for states where the ACT is more frequently…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Aptitude Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Comparative Analysis
Some Issues of Predictive Validity Related to College Admission Testing Programs.
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Ferguson, Richard L.; Brennan, Robert L. – 1979
Issues associated with the ACT (American College Testing) Assessment Program illustrate the need to assess college entrance examinations in terms of the variety of common predictive uses such as estimation of first year grade point average (GPA), or chances of obtaining a C average after certain semesters or in specific courses. Test developers…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Higher Education