The Validity of the Information and Vocabulary Subtests of the WAIS for Predicting College Achievement.

Feingold, Alan

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Validity of the Information and Vocabulary Subtests of the WAIS for Predicting College Achievement.

Feingold, Alan

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v43 n4 p1127-31 Win 1983

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the comparative validity of the Information and Vocabulary subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), the WAIS Verbal and Full Scale Intelligence Quotients, the verbal scores of several standardized scholastic aptitude tests, and their corresponding composite scores relative to a college grade point average criterion measure. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Intelligence Tests, Predictive Validity, Test Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test); School and College Ability Tests; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

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