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Direct linkGitomer, Drew H.; Brown, Terran L.; Bonett, John – Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
Many individuals who attempt to enter teacher education programs are precluded from doing so because of an inability to pass basic skills tests. The authors examine whether these tests are simply a gate that needs to be passed through or whether they provide useful early information about how individuals are likely to perform on subsequent…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Basic Skills, Prognostic Tests, Educational Testing
Lindsay, Carl A.; Althouse, Richard – Educ Psychol Meas, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
Download full textAyers, Jerry B. – 1973
The purpose of this study involving predicting academic success in a teacher education program was to determine the relationship among the following factors; scores on the Mooney Problem Checklist (MPC), Kuder Preference Record Vocational (KPSV), Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA), American College Test (ACT), and National Teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables
State Univ. of New York, Syracuse. Office of Admissions Program. – 1965
A 10-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE HOW CHANGE IS AFFECTED BY CURRICULUM, COMMUNITY, AND SCHOOL, AND BY THE STUDENTS' ABILITY, SEX, OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, HOME LIFE, AND READING HABITS. IN 1961, A NATIONWIDE SAMPLE OF 32,000 CHILDREN IN GRADES 5, 7, 9, AND 11 TOOK A BATTERY OF TESTS. THERE HAVE BEEN PERIODIC RETESTINGS, TO BE…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, High School Students
Nolan, Edwin J.
A correlational study was conducted using ACT (American College Test) sub-test scores and actual grades earned in corresponding subject areas in order to determine if the ACT was an effective predictor for student's grades at Southern West Virginia Community College (SWVCC). Study subjects were all students (n= 241) who had ACT test scores on file…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Grade Prediction, Predictive Measurement
Mew, Dorothy V. – 1980
A study designed to develop a selection model for the prediction of Signalman performance in sending and receiving Morse code and to evaluate training strategies was conducted with 180 Navy and Coast Guard enlisted men. Trainees were taught to send Morse code using innovative training materials (mnemonics and guided practice). High and average…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Methods Research, Military Personnel, Military Training
Cervero, Ronald – 1977
A study was conducted to develop an instrument which would require a relatively short time to complete and would predict an adult's probable performance on a five-part General Educational Development (GED) test. It was believed that the cloze procedure (a measure of reading comprehension in which every fifth word is deleted from a reading passage…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Educational Research, Equivalency Tests, Predictive Measurement
Warkentin, Lena – 1979
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) scores in kindergarten (MRTK) and grade one (MRT1) with the reading scores of the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) at the end of grades one (CTBSR1) and two (CTBSR2). A secondary purpose of the study was to determine whether the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
Barker, Lawrence W.; Mink, Oscar G. – 1968
The Mink Scale is designed to differentiate between potential dropout and non-dropout students at the junior high school level. Items of the scale represent social, psychological, and educational factors established in previous dropout studies. A pilot study in five Appalachian counties compared scale responses for 189 (dropouts) former students…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Discipline, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
