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National Report on College Bound Seniors, 1978.

College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1978

Nineteen tables are presented, together with a brief discussion, showing the results of the College Entrance Examination Board's 1978 Admissions Testing Program, including Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), achievement tests, and Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) score distributions, and results of the Student Descriptive Questionnaire. A…

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students

Preparatory School Test Preparation. Special Test Preparation, Its Effect on College Board Scores and the Relationship of Effected Scores to Subsequent College Performance. Study No. I A1.02-62-001.

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Marron, Joseph E. – 1965

Studies conducted by the United States Military Academy and Air Force Academy showed that many cadets who had attended preparatory schools which prepared high school graduates for college admission performed below what had been predicted by their scores on college entrance examinations. Based on these findings, about 1,200 students from 10…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students

Standardized Tests Used for Higher Education Admission and Placement in California during 1986. The Second in a Series of Annual Reports Published in Accordance with Senate Bill 1758 (Chapter 1505, Statutes of 1984). Commission Report 87-13.

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California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1987

A report on tests used by California undergraduate institutions and by graduate and professional schools is presented by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Information is provided on five tests used by undergraduate colleges: the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the Scholastic…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Admission

Ethnicity and Sex Differences in Use of College Entrance Examinations, Mathematics Achievement, and High School Rank as Predictors of Performance and Retention among Engineering Students.

Durio, Helen F.; And Others – 1980

Entrance scores on the Mathematics Achievement Test, Level I, and Scholastic Aptitude Test (verbal and mathematical), and high school rank for 2,189 students entering engineering as freshmen at The University of Texas at Austin during the years 1974-1977 were used in regression equations as predictors of academic achievement and retention for…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests