ERIC Number: EJ1363169
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 6
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Development and Validation of the College Admissions Knowledge Evaluation
Poynton, Timothy A.; Ruiz, Bernalyn; Lapan, Richard T.
Professional School Counseling, v22 n1b 2019
This article describes the process used to develop a new measure of college knowledge and the findings from an initial study to examine the measure's construct validity. We employed common test construction (item response theory, classical test theory) and factor analytic (exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis) approaches to analyzing the data from 519 graduating high school seniors; these analyses support the construct validity of the measure. We discuss the importance of college knowledge in the college decision-making process and implications for school counseling practice and research.
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, College Admission, Knowledge Level, Factor Analysis, High School Seniors, Item Response Theory, Grade 12, Public Schools, Charter Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 12
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Language: English
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