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Cappelli, Peter – 1992
The fact that college grades are poor predictors of future job performance is a cause for concern. A more important issue is assessment, for course grades cannot measure many of the work-relevant skills that a college education provides. Selection tests are one effort to identify and establish those characteristics of applicants that predict…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, College Graduates, College Students