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Jeffrey T. Steedle; Jason D. Way – Educational Assessment, 2024
Despite lack of standardization, high school grade-point average (HSGPA) is frequently the best single predictor of first-year postsecondary GPA (FYGPA). This study evaluated the extent to which HSGPA reflected standardized test scores, social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies, demographics, and high-school characteristics. Dominance analysis…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables, College Freshmen
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Chen, Ying-Fang; Jiao, Hong – Educational Assessment, 2014
Differential item functioning (DIF) may be caused by an interaction of multiple manifest grouping variables or unexplored manifest variables, which cannot be detected by conventional DIF detection methods that are based on a single manifest grouping variable. Such DIF may be detected by a latent approach using the mixture item response theory…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Item Response Theory, Reading Tests, Student Surveys
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Caputo, Andrea – Educational Assessment, 2013
This study aims at both investigating bullying episodes occurring at school across different grades (from 6 to 8) and evaluating whether educational achievement in math can be predicted on the ground of students' perception of school violence. The sample was composed of 11,064 students coming from middle schools of Southern Italy. Standardized…
Descriptors: Bullying, Student Attitudes, Violence, Mathematics Achievement
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Kyllonen, Patrick; Walters, Alyssa M.; Kaufman, James C. – Educational Assessment, 2005
We reviewed the literature on "noncognitive" predictors-specifically, personality as it pertains to graduate education. The review is divided into 3 sections. In the first section, we reviewed measures typically used in studies of graduate school outcomes, such as attrition and time to degree. We also reviewed which student qualities faculty and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Time to Degree, Graduate Study