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Predicting Language Difficulties in Middle Childhood from Early Developmental Milestones: A Comparison of Traditional Regression and Machine Learning Techniques
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Armstrong, Rebecca; Symons, Martyn; Scott, James G.; Arnott, Wendy L.; Copland, David A.; McMahon, Katie L.; Whitehouse, Andrew J. O. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: The current study aimed to compare traditional logistic regression models with machine learning algorithms to investigate the predictive ability of (a) communication performance at 3 years old on language outcomes at 10 years old and (b) broader developmental skills (motor, social, and adaptive) at 3 years old on language outcomes at 10…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Regression (Statistics), Language Tests, Predictive Validity
Pathways to Performance: An Examination of Entry Pathway and First-Year University Results
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Diamond, Mark R.; O'Brien-Malone, Angela – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2018
Although diversity at universities has increased dramatically over the past 150 years, many groups are still under-represented relative to their proportion in the general population. Initiatives to improve diversity have included the increased use of entry pathways other than direct admission from secondary school. As admissions via these…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Bound Students, College Admission, Admission Criteria
VET Program Completion Rates: An Evaluation of the Current Method. Occasional Paper
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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
This work asks one simple question: "how reliable is the method used by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) to estimate projected rates of VET program completion?" In other words, how well do early projections align with actual completion rates some years later? Completion rates are simple to calculate with a…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Graduation Rate, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
The Short- to Medium-Term Predictive Accuracy of Static and Dynamic Risk Assessment Measures in a Secure Forensic Hospital
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Chu, Chi Meng; Thomas, Stuart D. M.; Ogloff, James R. P.; Daffern, Michael – Assessment, 2013
Although violence risk assessment knowledge and practice has advanced over the past few decades, it remains practically difficult to decide which measures clinicians should use to assess and make decisions about the violence potential of individuals on an ongoing basis, particularly in the short to medium term. Within this context, this study…
Descriptors: Violence, Risk Assessment, Accuracy, Comparative Analysis
The French CAT: An Assessment of Its Empirical Validity.
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Burston, Jack – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Investigates the empirical validity of the Monash-Melbourne computer adaptive test for French (French CAT). The article focuses on the accuracy of the French CAT as a tool for streaming incoming university students into three levels of a first-year (post-high school) French course. The test is demonstrated to be a good predictor of short-term…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Correlation
Using Training Indicators To Improve Planning for Vocational Education and Training.
Saunders, S. – 2001
Training indicators are functional suites of quantitative and qualitative indicators of current or future vocational education and training (VET) supply and demand. The training indicators approach to educational planning considers indicators of present and likely future conditions for skilled labor and forms judgments about the most appropriate…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis