The prediction of differential achievement in a technological college

Abstract

700 freshmen at a technological college were tested by the ACE test, the Cooperative English Test, and the Cooperative Mathematics Test. The predictive value of these tests as indicators of academic achievement (grade averages for first year) is shown by means of zero order and multiple coefficients of correlation, indexes of forecasting efficiency, and standard partial regression coefficients. Results are presented for the total group and for students in 4 curricula: agriculture, engineering, textile, vocational education. The multiple R for all tests with grades was lowest for agriculture (.41) and highest for vocational education (.65); for the total group R was .53. Correlations for high, middle, and low groups taken separately were small. A job analysis of requirements for success in given institutions might make possible construction of tests with greater predictive value. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)