Adjusting the Cumulative GPA Using Item Response Theory.

Young, John W.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Adjusting the Cumulative GPA Using Item Response Theory.

Young, John W.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v27 n2 p175-86 Sum 1990

A new measure of academic performance was developed through a new application of item response theory (IRT). This new criterion, an IRT-based grade point average (GPA), was used to determine the predictive validity of certain preadmissions measures for 1,564 students admitted to Stanford University in 1982. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Evaluation Criteria, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Item Response Theory, Predictive Validity, Test Construction

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