The Differential Aptitude Tests as Predictor of Success in a High School for Engineering Program.

Omizo, Michael M.

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Publication Date: 1980

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The Differential Aptitude Tests as Predictor of Success in a High School for Engineering Program.

Omizo, Michael M.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v40 n1 p197-203 Spr 1980

This study examined (1) the predictive validity of the Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT) relative to the engineering, mathematics, and science grades and cumulative grade point averages of high school seniors in engineering; and (2) the differential validity of the eight DAT scales in comparing high and low achievers. (Autor/BW)

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Engineering, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic), High Achievement, High School Seniors, High Schools, Low Achievement, Predictive Validity, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Science

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Differential Aptitude Test

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