ERIC Number: EJ880632
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
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Accuracy of Self-Reported SAT and ACT Test Scores: Implications for Research
Cole, James S.; Gonyea, Robert M.
Research in Higher Education, v51 n4 p305-319 Jun 2010
Because it is often impractical or impossible to obtain school transcripts or records on subjects, many researchers rely on college students to accurately self-report their academic record as part of their data collection procedures. The purpose of this study is to investigate the validity and reliability of student self-reported academic performance. As expected the study finds overall validity of self-reported test scores to be high. However, correlations between self-reported and actual SAT scores are significantly lower than correlations for self-reported and actual ACT Composite scores. This study also confirms prior research which found that when students are inaccurate in reporting their scores, a disproportionate number of them over-report their scores. Also consistent with other studies, this study finds that lower achieving students for both tests are much less accurate when reporting their scores.
Descriptors: Academic Records, College Students, Validity, Scores, Higher Education, Researchers, Tests, Data Collection, Correlation, Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test)
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