Standardized group test scores correlate weakly and variably with freshman class averages, ranging from 0 to .25¶

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q2 i? Correlations of the battery of standardized tests with general class averages ranged from 0 (Genus-Species) to .25 (Part-Whole), with one negative correlation of -.14 between foreign languages and Marble Statue. → Sunne 1917

Evidence¶

Sunne 1917¶

Sunne, Dagny. (1917). The Relation of Class Standing to College Tests. The Journal of Educational Psychology, VIII(4), 193-211. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0071727

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Analysis of 99 freshmen tested with a series of standardized group tests scored on a scale of 100; the article reports the correlations "range from 0 to .25" and that the only negative correlation was foreign languages with Marble Statue (-.14).

"The correlations of these tests with the general class averages range from 0 to .25, being in ascending order, Genus-Species 0, Opposites .08, Cancellation .11, Substitution .16, Marble Statue .20, Word-building and Ink Blots .23, and Part-Whole .25."

Discussion¶

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