Descriptor
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Law School Admission Test | 3 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textThornton, Andrea E.; Reese, Lynda M.; Pashley, Peter J.; Dalessandro, Susan P. – 2002
This study was undertaken to evaluate the predictive validity of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) earned under accommodated testing conditions. Of special interest was the validity of scores obtained by test takers who were accommodated under nonstandard time conditions (i.e., accommodations that included extra testing time). Separate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Peer reviewedYoung, John W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
Two statistical approaches for adjusting grades were tested on data obtained from four American law schools (642 students). Neither item response theory nor the general linear model yielded consistent improvements in the predictive validity of Law School Admission Test scores and undergraduate grades for three schools. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Item Response Theory
Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC. Bureau of Consumer Protection. – 1978
A non-experimental design was used to determine if scores of students enrolled in specified major coaching schools were significantly higher than scores of comparable uncoached groups. Score increases at two Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) coaching schools and Law School Admission Test (LSAT) schools were compared. Over 1,400 SAT examinees and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, High Schools
