A study examining how the Medical College Admission Test's (MCAT) ability to predict early medical school performance differed for students from different undergraduate institutions raised questions about the use of the MCAT for admissions decisions. (MSE)

The predictive validity of the Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) was examined with a sample of 212 sixth-grade students and 214 seventh-grade students. Correlation coefficients between the SPM and the California Achievement Tests of Reading, Language, and Mathematics ranged from .34 to .60. (Author/LMO)

The Jordanian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination is an achievement test constructed, administered, scored, and reported by the ministry of Education. The examination is discussed in terms of history, philosophy, objectives, structure and operation, use of data, predictive validity, and side effects. (LMO)

Compared three methods of rating thoughts: self-rating by subjects, rating by experts with thoughts presented randomly, and rating by experts with thoughts presented in context among 107 students who listed their thoughts prior to giving a speech. Results indicated all three methods were equal in predictions of speech anxiety and performance.…

Used a pre-defined list of family therapy intervention strategies to predict post-therapy perceived life happiness and marital happiness among husbands and wives (N=31). In general, favorable outcome for husbands was associated with active restructuring operations on the part of the therapist. Prediction of outcome for wives was less clear. (JAC)

Preceeding through the development of a sequence of paired calibrations determined by a hierarchical clustering algorithm, the proposed method of constructing a universal criterion scale does not rely on covariate information. The procedure is illustrated with data from American law schools. (Author/BW)

A universal criterion scale is applied to the direct estimation of validity for various groups of law school applicants and to the testing of the assumptions underlying the more familiar extrapolation methods. Data from American law schools are used to illustrate the procedures. (Author/BW)

Compared Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) arithmetic and reading performance of randomly selected primary grade children (N=70) in a suburban school district to grade placement in reading and math and text placement in reading. WRAT scores overestimated actual achievement in all grades tested. (Author/NRB)

Studies the language and visuo-spatial skills of preschool children with past histories of lead poisoning. Suggests that specific behavioral sequelae exhibited by such children may be predicted by the factor of their age at the time of lead ingestion. (AS)

Evaluated a school district's psychoeducational screening program to determine the best predictors of reading recognition scores, math scores, and investigated the merit of using scores from a group-administered achievement test as predictors. Results suggest California Achievement Test scores combined with intelligence tests may be useful…

A causal model of the determinants of students' evaluation of instruction was examined. The model was tested using path analysis and regression analysis in four levels of academic areas. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

Examined the relationship between cognitive style and academic achievement in 129 students who completed The Group Embedded Figures Tests. Final evaluation grades were compared to cognitive style. Findings showed students with higher GEFT scores received higher course grades and students with lower GEFT scores received lower course grades. (JAC)

Insufficient predictive validity on academic variables of the Structure-of-Intellect Learning Abilities Test Gifted Screening Form (SOI-LA-GSF) was found with 172 gifted grade four and 109 gifted grade seven students. The predictive validity of other measures was examined with 107 grade 10 students. (MC)

Examined the similarity between subjects' (N=63) ratings of themselves and others, on various tests of personality. Results revealed that subjects correctly estimated several of their own scores, but only two scores of another person. They believed themselves to be similar to their friend, thereby showing attributional errors. (JAC)

The Minnesota Child Development Inventory was used to obtain parent observations on 59 children before the start of the kindergarten year. Results indicated that the parent report on a number of variables from the MCDI correlated highly with postkindergarten success in reading. (Author)