A Validity Argument in Support of the Use of College Admissions Test Scores for Federal Accountability

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne J. Camara ◽  
Krista Mattern ◽  
Michelle Croft ◽  
Sara Vispoel ◽  
Paul Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
College Admissions ◽  
Validity Argument ◽  
Admissions Test

scholarly journals Predicting Freshman Grade Point Average From College Admissions Test Scores and State High School Test Scores

AERA Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 233285841667060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Koretz ◽  
Carol Yu ◽  
Preeya P. Mbekeani ◽  
Meredith Langi ◽  
Tasmin Dhaliwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
College Admissions ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Admissions Test

scholarly journals The Impact of Participation in the Advanced Placement Program on Students' College Admissions Test Scores

2015 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 400-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell T. Warne ◽  
Ross Larsen ◽  
Braydon Anderson ◽  
Alyce J. Odasso
Keyword(s):  
Advanced Placement ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
College Admissions ◽  
Admissions Test ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Selection Bias in College Admissions Test Scores

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Clark ◽  
Jesse Rothstein ◽  
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Keyword(s):  
Selection Bias ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
College Admissions ◽  
Admissions Test

scholarly journals Selection bias in college admissions test scores

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Clark ◽  
Jesse Rothstein ◽  
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Keyword(s):  
Selection Bias ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
College Admissions ◽  
Admissions Test

Including the Assessment of Nontraditional Factors in Pharmacy School Admissions

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 721-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A Latif
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
College Admissions ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Higher Education Admissions ◽  
Admissions Test

OBJECTIVE: To review the relevant literature regarding the predictive ability of cognitive measures (ie, Pharmacy College Admissions Test [PCAT] scores and prepharmacy grade point average [GPA]) on both academic and clinical performance and discuss the inclusion of nontraditional assessment during the admissions process. DATA SOURCES: Articles were identified through searches of International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1970–April 2004), MEDLINE (1966–January 2004), and ERIC (1966–April 2004) using the key words admissions variables, predictors of success, Pharmacy College Admissions Test, grade point average, cognitive variables, and noncognitive variables. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and retrospective studies, as well as reviews, regarding pharmacy school and other higher education admissions' variables were included in this review. DATA SYNTHESIS: Many pharmacy school admissions committees give a majority weight to the traditional cognitive markers of prepharmacy GPA and PCAT scores when selecting viable applicants. Doing so may be problematic due to the magnitude of the relationship between traditional cognitive predictors and pharmacy school performance. CONCLUSIONS: Based on this review, a cogent argument is advanced for the need to examine, in addition to PCAT scores and GPAs, such nontraditional factors as empathy, citizenship, and ethical behavior. This may increase the predictive ability of preadmission factors on pharmacy school didactic and clinical performance. Schools of pharmacy can do this through questionnaires and interviews designed to assess nontraditional variables.

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