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Direct linkGulsah Gurkan – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Secondary analyses of international large-scale assessments (ILSA) commonly characterize relationships between variables of interest using correlations. However, the accuracy of correlation estimates is impaired by artefacts such as measurement error and clustering. Despite advancements in methodology, conventional correlation estimates or…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLindblom-Ylanne, Sari; And Others – Higher Education, 1996
A study with 503 applicants to the University of Helsinki (Finland) medical school compared the predictive validity of multiple-choice science tests and a "learning-from-text" test (LFT) designed to measure deep-level text processing. Results indicated the LFT was the best predictor of student academic progress in basic science courses.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
