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The Relationship of the Nelson-Denny Reading Test to the Scholastic Aptitude Verbal Tests.

Erwin, T. Dary; Millikin, J. Lee – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1980

Scholastic Aptitude Test verbal, reading comprehension, and vocabulary scores are similar to the Nelson-Denny total, reading comprehension, and vocabulary scores. Correlation coefficients developed from these comparisons, when viewed as validity coefficients, are moderately high. (Author)

Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen

Tests of General Educational Development as a Predictor of 2-Year College Academic Performance.

Wolf, John C. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1983

Investigated the predictive value of the high school level battery of tests of General Educational Development (GED) for two-year college academic performance, using a sample of GED freshmen (N=300). The GED proved to be a valid predictor of first semester grade point average. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Admissions Counseling, College Freshmen