Improving the Use of Educational Tests as Selection Tools

Jeannie Gouras Thomas, D. B. Owen and R. F. Gunst

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1977, vol. 2, issue 1, 55-77

Abstract: Educational tests are used extensively for predicting future performance of individuals. Multiple regression is the most commonly used approach for this purpose, but occasionally it is desirable to use multiple cutoff scores. This paper provides Taylor-Russell type tables for determining the theoretical proportion of successful students in a selected subpopulation as a function of: the proportion successful in the unselected population; various intercorrelations; and the percentage cut on each of the two variables.

Keywords: Selection Problems; Multiple Cut-Off Scores; Educational Testing; Trivariate Normal Distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1977
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