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Huang, Shaobo; Fang, Ning – Computers & Education, 2013
Predicting student academic performance has long been an important research topic in many academic disciplines. The present study is the first study that develops and compares four types of mathematical models to predict student academic performance in engineering dynamics--a high-enrollment, high-impact, and core course that many engineering…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Accuracy, Prediction
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Mislevy, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1993
This paper illustrates how, in the item-response theory framework, collateral information about test items can augment or replace examinee responses when linking or equating new tests to established scales, using data from the Pre-Professional Skills Test for approximately 40,000 examinees. Collateral information can predict item operating…
Descriptors: College Students, Equated Scores, Equations (Mathematics), Higher Education