Open AccessESSAYS AND MULTIPLE‐CHOICE TESTS AS PREDICTORS OF COLLEGE FRESHMAN GPA
Author(s) -
Bridgeman Brent
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1991.tb01369.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , aptitude , mathematics education , psychology , point (geometry) , sample (material) , achievement test , academic achievement , multiple choice , standardized test , statistics , mathematics , developmental psychology , significant difference , chemistry , geometry , paleontology , chromatography , biology
The incremental validity of a short holistically‐scored expository essay for predicting freshman grade point average was explored in two samples. In one of the samples the essay was administered to incoming freshman at state colleges as part of a basic skills assessment battery. In the second sample the essay was part of an achievement test that is one of the admissions tests used by highly selective colleges. In both samples, the essay added essentially nothing to what could be predicted from high school grade point average, Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, and a multiple‐choice test of writing‐related skills.