Contextual Factors Associated With the Validity of SAT Scores and High School GPA for Predicting First-Year College Grades

Educational Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 207-226

  Kobrin, Jennifer L ^a   Patterson, Brian F ^a  

^a Office of Academic Affairs   (United States)

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EID: 84859092904     PISSN: 10627197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627197.2011.635956     Document Type: Article

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