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Long-Term Predictive and Construct Validity of Two Traditional Predictors of Law School Performance.
Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
The relative contribution of undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) and the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) to predicting academic performance in each of three years of law school was investigated. The LSAT makes its greatest contribution in early years and UGPA in later years. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E.; Swinton, Spencer S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
This experimental study was conducted to: (1) provide further information on the susceptibility to special preparation of three Graduate Record Examination analytical item types; (2) determine the efficacy of self-study test familiarization materials for these types; and (3) ascertain the effects of several different components of special…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Independent Study
