The Effects of Instructors and Students Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Characteristics on the Accuracy of Grades Predicted for an Introductory English Composition Course.

Schurr, Terry K.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Effects of Instructors and Students Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Characteristics on the Accuracy of Grades Predicted for an Introductory English Composition Course.

Schurr, Terry K.; And Others

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v46 n4 p989-1000 Win 1986

The effects of different instructors and student Myers-Briggs Type Inventory personality characteristics on the accuracy of predicting 1041 introductory English composition grades from a single regression equation were investigated. Results suggested that grades were inflated in classes with high means and deflated in classes with low means. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College English, College Faculty, College Students, Grade Prediction, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Personality Measures, Predictive Measurement, Regression (Statistics)

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Myers Briggs Type Indicator

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