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College Grade Point Average as a Predictor of Adult Success: A Reply.

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Dye, David A.; Reck, Martin – Public Personnel Management, 1989

Suggests that Bretz (in an earlier article) underestimated the usefulness of the college grade point average as a predictor of job success. Reviews recent findings concerning several predictors of job performance related to education. (Author/CH)

Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Expectation, Grade Point Average, Job Performance

Some Issues of Predictive Validity Related to College Admission Testing Programs.

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Ferguson, Richard L.; Brennan, Robert L. – 1979

Issues associated with the ACT (American College Testing) Assessment Program illustrate the need to assess college entrance examinations in terms of the variety of common predictive uses such as estimation of first year grade point average (GPA), or chances of obtaining a C average after certain semesters or in specific courses. Test developers…

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Higher Education