An analysis of engineering entrance examinations

Abstract

Correlations were obtained for a special abilities test battery (the Pre-Engineering Inventory), achievement tests, certain subject areas, and semester grades for engineering students (N's were 144 to 444). The Pre-Engineering Inventory showed consistent correlation with the grades from the first 4 semesters of work, but no clearly defined areas of relationship with specific subject areas was noted. Correlations with grades averaged for the first 4 semesters ranged from .23 to .56 for the subtests of the Inventory, from .33 to .65 for achievement tests administered at the end of the sophomore year. The achievement tests showed greater differential value among subject areas. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)