The validity of the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Verbal and Math scores as predictors of college freshmen's grade point average was examined on a sample of college freshmen and then cross-validated on a separate sample of freshmen law and justice students. Correlations were low to moderate. (JKS)

To identify classroom behaviors that differentiate primary-level students with learning disabilities (LD) from their nondisabled peers, two scales of 83 items each were devised and piloted. Two subscales and 18 individual items were found to discriminate students later classified as LD and those referred but not subsequently classified as LD.…

Two measures used for early detection of learning problems (Preschool Screening System and Denver Articulation Screening Exam) were tested for their predictive validity. Educational placement at the end of grade one was examined and compared to pre-kindergarten test scores on the two measures. Analysis found both measures to be valid. (Author/MSE)

Evaluates the criterion validity of a curriculum-based assessment (CBA) to identify gifted children in rural areas. Compares CBA and standardized test scores for 286 kindergarten and first grade children. Concludes that the instruments' predictive validity is equivalent, but the CBA has practical advantages for rural school districts. 25…

Discussion of testing methods that adequately measure the ability to perform manipulative tasks focuses on criterion-referenced performance tests (CRPT) to evaluate trainees. Topics discussed include predictive validity; physical fidelity; test construction; testing constraints; performance conditions; criteria for attainment standards; scoring…

The criterion validity of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; A. T. Beck, R. A. Steer, & G. K. Brown, 1996) was investigated by pairing blind BDI-II administrations with the major depressive episode portion of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I; M. B. First, R. L. Spitzer, M. Gibbon, & J. B. W.…

This study explored the use of the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) with a population of persons with a DSM-IV diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder who were court ordered for treatment. Two groups of adults (N = 40) were closely matched on age, gender, race, socioeconomic status and education level, and were administered the Person Picking…

THE MINNEAPOLIS REHABILITATION CENTER (MRC) STUDIED MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY (MMPI) SCORES TO SEE IF THEY RELIABLY PREDICTED EMPLOYMENT OUTCOME AND TREATMENT EFFECTS. IT WAS DEEMED IMPORTANT FOR AGENCIES TO HAVE A METHOD OF DIAGNOSING PROBABLE RETURN-TO-WORK CLIENTS BEFORE SELECTING THOSE FOR REHABILITATION. A METHOD OF…

The current criterion for prediction of performance of student naval aviators is the dichotomy of success versus failure in undergraduate flight training. This criterion has enabled the naval air training command to make reasonable estimates of the probability of an applicant or student completing flight training. However, a costly attrition…

An index that reflects the accuracy of selection associated with a predictive validity of "r" is presented. Based on Sheppard's thoerem on median dichotomies, it is a measure of improvement over chance assignment to "accept" (or "reject"). Because the index is a measure of the accuracy of this assignment, rather than…

An empirical comparison of three proposed indices of predictor variable potency is presented. These indices are: (1) the scaled weights of the first Fisher-type discriminant function, (2) the total group estimates of the correlations between each predictor variable and the first Fisher-type function, and (3) the within-groups estimates of the…

Conceptualizes dynamic criteria as changes in group average performance over time, changes in validity over time, and changes in rank-ordering of scores on the criterion over time. Analyzes and submits to tests each concept of dynamic criteria. Concludes that dynamic criteria have been overemphasized and are rare phenomena. (BH)

Employed the Child Abuse Potential Inventory to evaluate abuse potential in a group of parents (N=200) at risk for problems in parenting. Results showed a significant relationship between Inventory abuse scores and subsequent abuse, and between abuse scores and later neglect. (LLL)

When selection occurs on the basis of two or more predictors, multivariate restriction of range can reduce various parameters of a validation study. A Statistical Analysis System (SAS) and a Fortran IV program are described that allow for correction of criterion standard deviation(s) and zero-order validities. (Author)

The problems which can arise in predicting the presence or absence of statistical interactions when a theoretical model is not set into correspondence with the experimental design model are considered in the context of a specific study of developmental differences in distractibility. (Author/HS)