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Muehl, Lois B. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Examines eight years of reading test scores of entering college freshmen and analyzes the data, taking into consideration relevant contributing factors and testing trends. (HOD)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension

Malak, Joseph F.; Hegeman, Johnston N. – Journal of Reading, 1985
Argues that colleges can use Verbal SAT scores to place freshmen in reading courses when comprehension measures are not available. (HOD)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals)

Farr, Roger; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1984
Compares twelfth-grade students' performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with their performance on the Metropolitan Achievement Test 1: Reading Survey or the Degrees of Reading Power Test, concluding that the findings challenge the notion that low SAT scores indicate a lack of basic reading skills. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Reading Ability