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Shaw, Emily; Mattern, Krista; Patterson, Brian – College Board, 2009
Presented at the national conference for AERA (American Educational Research Association) . This study examined whether there are distinct differences in the demographic characteristics, HSGPA, first-year college performance, and second-year college retention rates among students who have discrepant CR-W performance.
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Reading Achievement, Writing Achievement, Scores
Norris, Dwayne; Oppler, Scott; Kuang, Daniel; Day, Rachel; Adams, Kimberly – College Board, 2006
This study assessed the predictive and incremental validity of a prototype version of the forthcoming SAT® writing section that was administered to a sample of incoming students at 13 colleges and universities. For these participants, SAT scores, high school GPA, and first-year grades also were obtained. Using these data, analyses were conducted…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Writing Tests, Predictive Validity, Test Validity
Hendrickson, Amy; Patterson, Brian; Melican, Gerald – College Board, 2008
Presented at the Annual National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) in New York in March 2008. This presentation explores how different item weighting can affect the effective weights, validity coefficents and test reliability of composite scores among test takers.
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Test Format, Test Validity, Test Reliability