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Prediction of First-Semester Grades at Kenyon College, 1948-1949

Author(s):
Frederiksen, Norman O.; Olsen, Marjorie A.; Schrader, William B.
Publication Year:
1950
Report Number:
RB-50-49
Source:
ETS Research Bulletin
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
11
Subject/Key Words:
American Council on Education Psychological Examinations, Aptitude Tests, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Prediction, Kenyon College, Predictive Validity, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Abstract

The findings of this study show that SAT-V, SAT-M and Converted High School Rank, used in combination, furnish the best basis for the prediction of First-Semester Average Grade (R = .75). This combination of predictors is clearly superior to ACPE scores used in conjunction with High School Rank (R = .66). When the various measures are considered separately, SAT-V is the best single predictor, High School Rank is second best, and SAT-M, third. SAT-V is also the best predictor of first-semester grade in English Composition. The predictive effectiveness of the SAT-High School Rank combination or of the ACPE-High School Rank combination is great enough to aid appreciably in the admissions process; it is too small, of course, to warrant exact forecasts of individual success. A more detailed indication of the effectiveness of prediction may be obtained from the charts and "expectancy tables" included in this report.

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