An alternative presentation of incremental validity: Discrepant sat and hsgpa performance

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 638-662

  Mattern, Krista D ^a   Shaw, Emily J ^a   Kobrin, Jennifer L ^a  

^a The College Board   (United States)

Author keywords

college admissions; differential prediction; HSGPA; SAT; test optional admission policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959699262     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164410383563     Document Type: Article

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