Prediction and practice tests at the college level

Abstract

This article presents the tables of intercorrelations and beta weights involved in the prediction of the grades of over 100 freshmen, for both practice and the regular tests. The author points out "… that 'criterion contamination' may be present in the case of all of the predictors except Cm + Dm"; the latter were the only test scores not made available to teachers. The easy practice tests "… contributed substantially… ." They "… showed some predictive values above those of several… " of the more conventional test scores. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)