Success in College for Students with Discrepancies between Performance on Multiple-Choice and Essay Tests.

Bridgeman, Brent; Morgan, Rick

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ERIC Number: EJ531715

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Publication Date: 1996

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Success in College for Students with Discrepancies between Performance on Multiple-Choice and Essay Tests.

Bridgeman, Brent; Morgan, Rick

Journal of Educational Psychology, v88 n2 p333-40 Jun 1996

Students from 38 colleges with high scores on an advanced placement examination essay and low scores on the multiple-choice portion were compared with students with the opposite pattern. The pattern was not related to college grades, but was related to other test performance. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, College Students, Error Patterns, Essay Tests, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Factors, Test Results

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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