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Peer reviewedCarbuhn, Wayne M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Job Training, Norms, Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedWhitney, Douglas R.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986
This paper summarizes much of the available information concerning the reliability and validity of the Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests). The data suggest that the results are sufficiently reliable for continued use and that the validity evidence generally supports the intended uses of the tests. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Correlation, Equivalency Tests, Error of Measurement, Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedMoore, Ray T.; Davies, Jon A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
Prediction of General Educational Development (GED) scores from motivational variables derived from Vroom's expectancy-valence theorem was hypothesized. The Tests of Adult Basic Education score, General Aptitude Test Battery score, MD1 expectancy subscale score, and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory defensiveness score accounted for…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, High School Equivalency Programs, Motivation, Multiple Regression Analysis
Peer reviewedSharon, Amiel T. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Social Studies was the best predictor in the two-year colleges whereas Literature was the most predictive of success in the four-year colleges. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Data Analysis, Equivalency Tests, Grade Point Average
