The median correlation of Nelson-Denny scores with first unit examination and semester point total was 0.56. When standardized aptitude scores are not available, the Nelson-Denny would be a useful predictor of performance in an introductory psychology class. (Author/CP)

The relationship between performance on selected subtests of the Detroit Test of Learning Aptitude (DTLA) and academic performance as measured by the Wide Range Achievement Test was analyzed for 65 learning disabled adolescents. (Author)

Intended to determine the validity of the total score on the Graduate Record Examinations Aptitude Test (GRE) and of the score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) as predictors of a criterion of completion or noncompletion of the Doctoral Program in Educational Administration at State University of New York at Albany. (Author)

Research has been conducted to develop new and improved aptitude area composites based on the Army Classification Battery (ACB) test scores for use in determining assignment of enlisted input to training courses. The ACB measures were evaluated for effectiveness as predictors of final grades and performance in Army combat job assignments. Eight…

This study considered the predictive power of the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) for the junior college student, for whom the traditional measures of ability may not be suitable. It was designed to see if the GATB would predict GPA for first-semester freshmen in transfer and in vocational programs. Three hypotheses were tested on 203…

The Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration consists of 24 geometric forms that are to be copied into a test booklet. This study demonstrated the ability of the test to predict academic achievement in preschool children. (Author/JKS)

Scores from the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) served as the criterion variable in a comparison of the predictive validity of the Dental Hygiene Aptitude Tests (DHAT) and the ACT Assessment tests. The DHAT-Science and Verbal tests combined to produce the highest multiple correlation with NBDHE scores. (Author/DWH)

An historical overview of inductive logic is presented, including the logic of enumerative induction in its rule-derivative and event-predictive forms. An experimental test model of event-predictive induction in the linguistic medium is discussed along with its theoretical significance for future psychometric investigations. (Author/CM)

Responds to the Nader report on the Educational Testing Service authored by Nairn. Major themes of the nine chapters of the report are addressed. The last sections provide comment on the responses of the Educational Testing Service. (RC)

Aptitude test scores have been correlated with grades in twenty-six courses and with overall indices of academic performance, based on over 500 students attending a public high school. There is little evidence of differential validity for the major academic subject areas; instead, five tests (English Vocabulary, Graphoria, Silograms, Analytical…

The Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ), a structured job analysis questionnaire that provides for the analysis for individual jobs in terms of 187 job elements, has been found in previous studies to be useful as the basis for predicting the mean test scores of incumbents on a sample of jobs in terms of the nine tests of the General Aptitude…

The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of the Verbal Ability and Quantitative Ability scores of the Graduate Record Aptitude Test (GRE-V, GRE-Q) and undergraduate grade point average (GPA) as predictors of graduate grade point average in the Master of Arts degree program at Northern Michigan University. The subjects were 120 students…

Double cross-validation of a test battery against multiple criterion variables found the first general factor accounts for most criterion variance in cross-validated regression weights. Small contributions are made by mechanical/technical and psychomotor factors. It appears a common general factor plays the major role in validity for a range of…

The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive validity of composite scores on the National Educational Development Tests for College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test total scores. The subjects were 69 students in a private college preparatory school for girls. The correlation of .76 was statistically significant. (Author/CTM)