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Burger, Roland – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of assessment method (essays vs. examinations) and instruction method (seminars vs. lectures) on student perceptions of the fairness of the assessment process. Department-specific combinations of these factors give a unique profile to the assessment process and to the way students interact with…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Grading, Evaluation Criteria, Scoring Formulas
Saupe, Joe L.; Eimers, Mardy T. – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2011
Critics of testing for admission purposes cite the moderate correlations of admissions test scores with success in college. In response, this study applies formulas from classical measurement theory to observed correlations to correct for restricted variances in predictor and success variables. Estimates of the correlations in the population of…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Correlation