Grades 10-11 GPA estimates from CALPADS and UC data agreed closely: over 95% of students within three tenths of a point and the at-or-above-3 conclusion matched for 97%¶
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q2 i? For over 95% of students, CALPADS-based and UC-based grades 10-11 GPA differed by less than three tenths of a point, and the GPA-at-or-above-3 classification agreed for 97% of students. → Fong 2018
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Fong 2018¶
Fong, A., Barrat, V., & Finkelstein, N. (2018). Examination of data usability options for assessing eligibility for higher education in California. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED592524
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GPA comparison computed for all UC applicants with grade 10-11 courses (Figure 1), assigning A=4 through D=1 with honors/AP extra points. For 70% of students the difference was within one tenth of a point; the at-or-above-3 conclusion matched for 97%.
"The GPA calculations between the CALPADS dataset and the UC dataset were similar for most students. For over 95% of the students, the difference was within three tenths of one point. When calculating whether a student’s GPA was at or above 3 between the two datasets, the conclusion was the same for 97% of students."
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Related Claims¶
- CALPADS-CSU alignment was slightly lower than CALPADS-UC alignment, with about 70% of courses exactly aligned and GPAs within three tenths for close to 90% of students — related
- About 75% of A-G courses showed exact unit alignment between CALPADS and UC admissions data, improving across years — related
- College preparatory elective (G) courses showed markedly lower CALPADS-UC alignment (23-30%) than other A-G areas — related
- CALPADS course record availability varied by year, with 62% of 2015 graduates having records for all four school years and 20% missing only 2011-12
- CALPADS course record availability was lower for students in high-FRPM, small, and nontraditional schools (56%, 36%, and 31% with all four years)
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Grades 10-11 GPA estimates from CALPADS and UC data agreed closely: over 95% of students within three tenths of a point and the at-or-above-3 conclusion matched for 97% |
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Grades 10-11 GPA estimates from CALPADS and UC data agreed closely: over 95% of students within three tenths of a point and the at-or-above-3 conclusion matched for 97% |
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