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Houston, Lawrence N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The Ammons Quick Test (AQT) was investigated to determine the degree to which it could predict first-semester freshman year college grade point average for a sample of 63 specially-admitted Black female undergraduates. A multiple regression analysis indicated that the AQT did not appear to be a valid predictor. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Black Students, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
Sanber, Shukri R.; Millman, Jason – 1987
This paper summarizes and analyzes data from studies of differential validity and differential prediction for blacks versus whites and females versus males. Forty studies on racial differences and 53 on gender differences were selected from searches of the ERIC, PsychInfo, and Dissertation Abstracts International databases; Buros' Mental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Females
Lloyd, Dee Norman – 1967
The study reported here was directed at an identification and analysis of characteristics related to secondary school dropout or graduation that are evident in the sixth grade. Subjects used in this investigation were 1090 white males--307 dropouts and 783 graduates; 1100 white females--200 dropouts and 900 graduates; 166 Negro males--69 dropouts…
Descriptors: Black Students, Correlation, Dropout Characteristics, Educational Attainment