An information test correlates only weakly with college class grades, with r = .13 for freshmen and r = 0 for seniors¶
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q2 i? The information test showed very low correlations with the subjects most commonly pursued, the correlation with the general average being only .13 for freshmen and 0 for seniors. → Sunne 1917
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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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Correlational analysis of 25 freshmen and 32 seniors at Newcomb College taking a 50-term information test; the article reports "the correlation coefficients for the information test and the general average is only .13" and r = 0 for the senior class average.
"the correlation coefficients for the information test and the general average is only .13"
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Related Claims¶
- Standardized group test scores correlate weakly and variably with freshman class averages, ranging from 0 to .25 — related
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- Students in different course groups (B.A., Education, Art and Music) differed in aesthetic judgment types and in test-class-average correlations
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An information test correlates only weakly with college class grades, with r = .13 for freshmen and r = 0 for seniors |
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An information test correlates only weakly with college class grades, with r = .13 for freshmen and r = 0 for seniors |
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