Predictors of Freshman Grades in a Southern University

The comparative validity of two biographical inventory keys.

“…The existing battery of predictors included the high school average, total score on the ACE Psychological Examination, 1948 edition, and the score on a locally constructed achievement test in mathematics. A regression equation for this battery was developed (Webb & McCall, 1953) on the basis of data for 154 students (male and female) of the freshman class of 1951 and was used routinely from that time through 1956 for predicting first-year grades for entering freshmen. The regression equation was as follows: Predicted Av.…”

“…The criterion was average grades for the three quarters of the freshman year. Letter grades for all courses except physical education were converted to numerical values ranging from 40 for A to 0 for F and averaged to give the yearly average (Webb & McCall, 1953).…”