A Study of the Predictability of High School Grades and the Differential Aptitude Tests for Success in Vocational Programs in Health Careers.

Autor/in	Anderson, Ruth
Titel	A Study of the Predictability of High School Grades and the Differential Aptitude Tests for Success in Vocational Programs in Health Careers.
Quelle	(1971), (63 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Allied Health Occupations Education; Grades (Scholastic); Masters Theses; Postsecondary Education; Predictive Measurement; Predictor Variables; Differential Aptitude Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Notenspiegel; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Prädiktor
Abstract	This study was undertaken to determine the validity of the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) in general, the differential validity of each score of the DAT, and the effectiveness of high school rank (HSR) as a measure of past performance for predicting success in vocational programs in health careers. Data obtained for a sample of 127 students representing five health occupation programs consisted of: (1) DAT scores, (2) HSR, (3) results of a comprehensive examination at the end of the first quarter of training, (4) final grade point average, (5) scores on a vocational achievement test (NLN), and (6) a certifying examination (DCE) for two programs in the sample. Pearson Product Moment correlations revealed that HSR showed a higher correlation with each of the criterion measures than any of the DAT scores. HSR was a better predictor of success in the Theory subtest of the DCE than of any of the skill-oriented subtests. With respect to the prediction measures and the vocational achievement test, the only independent correlations of some magnitude were between DAT scores and the NLN. (Author/SB)
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