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Zhang, Charlene; Kuncel, Nathan R. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2020
Measures of biographical data, or biodata, provide indicators of one's life history and past experiences. Biodata information is often available in various forms during processes of academic admissions to higher education. Such information can be used, in combination with other factors, to predict students' future academic and extra-curricular…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Biographical Inventories, Scores, Predictor Variables
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Denton, Jon J.; Davis, Trina J.; Capraro, Robert M.; Smith, Ben L.; Beason, Lynn; Graham, B. Diane; Strader, R. Arlen – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
The purpose of this research was to determine whether particular biographic and academic characteristics would predict whether an applicant would matriculate into and successfully complete an online secondary teacher certification program. Results of statistical analyses conducted on 170 applicants over the past three years affirm the importance…
Descriptors: Licensing Examinations (Professions), Predictive Validity, Biographical Inventories, Student Characteristics