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Allen, Jeff; Robbins, Steven B.; Sawyer, Richard – Applied Measurement in Education, 2010
Research on the validity of psychosocial factors (PSFs) and other noncognitive predictors of college outcomes has largely ignored the practical benefits implied by the validity. We summarize evidence of the validity of PSF measures as predictors of college outcomes and then explain how this validity directly translates into improved identification…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Academic Persistence, Validity, At Risk Students
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Robbins, Steven B.; Allen, Jeff; Casillas, Alex; Peterson, Christina Hamme; Le, Huy – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
The authors report on a large-scale study examining the effects of self-reported psychosocial factors on 1st-year college outcomes. Using a sample of 14,464 students from 48 institutions, the authors constructed hierarchical regression models to measure the predictive validity of the Student Readiness Inventory, a measure of psychosocial factors.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Self Management, Predictor Variables, Outcomes of Education