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Keefer, Karl E. – J Educ Res, 1969
Self estimate of achievement is just as good a predictor as pre-college entrance tests and a better predictor when students receive mid-course grades as cues. Self-prediction neither increases nor decreases in accuracy during a 4-year program. Entrance tests become less accurate as predictors during the 4 years. The most recently earned grades,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Grade Point Average, Predictive Validity
Evans, James D. – J Educ Res, 1969
"The results of the study did not favor the indiscriminate use of the Achievement via Conformity scale, the Achievement via Independence scale, and the Intellectual Efficiency scale for predicting GPA of college freshmen. (Author)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Personality Assessment, Predictive Validity
Pugh, Richard C. – J Educ Res, 1969
A version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (Chicago, February 10, 1968).
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Environment, Grade Point Average
