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Another Look at Concordance Tables between ACT and SAT

Maxey, E. James; Lenning, Oscar T. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1974

For several years counselors have been interested in equating the ACT composite score with the SAT total score. This paper explores the possibility of using the first semester college grade point average as an anchor variable for equating the two tests. Research indicated that colleges should develop local conversion tables. (Author)

Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Equated Scores, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction

ACT Versus SAT in Predicting First Semester GPA.

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Aleamoni, Lawrence M.; Oboler, Linda A. – 1977

This study compared the ability of the ACT Assessment Battery (ACT), the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and six other variables to predict first semester Grade Point Average (GPA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a "highly selective midwestern university". Additional purposes were to determine: (1) the effect of using…

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing