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Disentangling the Predictive Validity of High School Grades for Academic Success in University
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Vulperhorst, Jonne; Lutz, Christel; de Kleijn, Renske; van Tartwijk, Jan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2018
To refine selective admission models, we investigate which measure of prior achievement has the best predictive validity for academic success in university. We compare the predictive validity of three core high school subjects to the predictive validity of high school grade point average (GPA) for academic achievement in a liberal arts university…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Foreign Countries, Grade Point Average, Selective Admission
Signal Detection Theory as a Tool for Successful Student Selection
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van Ooijen-van der Linden, Linda; van der Smagt, Maarten J.; Woertman, Liesbeth; te Pas, Susan F. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
Prediction accuracy of academic achievement for admission purposes requires adequate "sensitivity" and "specificity" of admission tools, yet the available information on the validity and predictive power of admission tools is largely based on studies using correlational and regression statistics. The goal of this study was to…
Descriptors: Bias, Perception, Theories, Admission Criteria
Psychometric Properties of the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) in a Meditating and a Non-Meditating Sample
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de Bruin, Esther I.; Topper, Maurice; Muskens, Jan G. A. M.; Bogels, Susan M.; Kamphuis, Jan H. – Assessment, 2012
The factor structure, internal consistency, construct validity, and predictive validity of the Dutch version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-NL) were studied in a sample of meditators (n = 288) and nonmeditators (n = 451). A five-factor structure was demonstrated in both samples, and the FFMQ-NL and its subscales were shown to…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Predictive Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
Improved Diagnostic Validity of the ADOS Revised Algorithms: A Replication Study in an Independent Sample
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Oosterling, Iris; Roos, Sascha; de Bildt, Annelies; Rommelse, Nanda; de Jonge, Maretha; Visser, Janne; Lappenschaar, Martijn; Swinkels, Sophie; van der Gaag, Rutger Jan; Buitelaar, Jan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
Recently, Gotham et al. ("2007") proposed revised algorithms for the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) with improved diagnostic validity. The aim of the current study was to replicate predictive validity, factor structure, and correlations with age and verbal and nonverbal IQ of the ADOS revised algorithms for Modules 1 and 2…
Descriptors: Autism, Predictive Validity, Factor Structure, Test Validity
Screening for Pragmatic Language Impairment: The Potential of the Children's Communication Checklist
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Ketelaars, Mieke P.; Cuperus, Juliane M.; van Daal, John; Jansonius, Kino; Verhoeven, Ludo – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The present study examines the validity of the Dutch Children's Communication Checklist (CCC) for children in kindergarten in a community sample, in order to assess the feasibility of using it as a screening instrument in the general population. Teachers completed the CCC for a representative sample of 1396 children at kindergarten level, taken…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Emotional Problems, Language Impairments, Construct Validity
The Usefulness of Comparative Product Research for the Use of Evaluation Results in Curriculum Development.
van den Berg, Gerald; And Others – 1986
This paper examines possible explanations for the fact that evaluation results are rarely used. Most explanatory factors for use of results in decision making mentioned in the literature have been clustered in three categories of variables. They concern: (1) the making of decisions about the practical problem; (2) the way in which evaluation is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making