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The Moderating Effects of Gender and Race in Predicting the Academic Performance of College Developmental Students.
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Hogrebe, Mark C.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
This study examined, within the same sample, the effects of gender and race on the relationship between predictor measures of academic performance and subsequent first-year college performance for developmental studies students. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Developmental Studies Programs
The Predictive Validity of the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills for Developmental Students over a Four-Year College Program.
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Snyder, Vivian; Elmore, Patricia B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
Validity coefficients of the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills, the Academic Tests of the ACT Assessment Program (ACT), and high school percentile rank were calculated with cumulative grade point average (CGPA) at end of each of four years of college for 496 students entering through a special admissions program. The most valid predictor of…
Descriptors: Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, Developmental Studies Programs, Grade Point Average
A Comparison of the Predictive Validities of Selected Academic Tests of the American College Test (ACT) Assessment Program and the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills for College Freshmen in a Basic Skills Program.
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Snowman, Jack; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
A comparative evaluation was made of the ability of four Academic Tests of the American College Test (ACT) Assessment Program and Descriptive Tests of Language Skills (DTLS) to predict course grades and freshman grade-point average for students enrolled in a basic skills program at a large university. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
The Validity of the ACT and Descriptive Tests of Language Skills for Developmental Students over a Four-Year College Program.
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Snyder, Vivian; Elmore, Patricia B. – 1983
The sample for this study included 496 students admitted to a large midwestern university through the special admissions program. Validity coefficients of the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills (DTLS) subtests, the Academic Tests of the ACT Assessment Program (ACT), and high school percentile rank were calculated with cumulative grade point…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, Developmental Studies Programs
Reading Comprehension Scores as Predictors of Grammatical Skills Among Developmental College Freshman.
Dodd, William M. – 1982
A major concern for those in higher education is whether the instruments they use for screening students are valid and predictive. Of particular interest is whether a grammar test, used in many institutions to screen students for developmental English, and a reading comprehension test, used to screen students for developmental reading, truly…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs