The Value of Predictive Validity Studies and the Need for 'Fit-for-Purpose' Data to Inform Postsecondary Admissions Policies and Decision Making
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| Title: | The Value of Predictive Validity Studies and the Need for 'Fit-for-Purpose' Data to Inform Postsecondary Admissions Policies and Decision Making |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Shaw, Stuart, Rodeiro, Carmen Vidal |
| Source: | Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly. Jan 2019 6(4):23-39. |
| Availability: | American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 520, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 301-490-7651; e-mail: pubs@aacrao.org; Web site: https://www.aacrao.org/research-publications/quarterly-journals/sem-quarterly |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Postsecondary Education Higher Education High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Predictive Validity, Educational Research, College Readiness, Postsecondary Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Decision Making, Enrollment Management, High School Graduates, Academic Achievement, Selective Admission |
| ISSN: | 2325-4750 |
| Abstract: | While college readiness continues to dominate the educational landscape in the United States, students still leave high school not ready for college. As a consequence, admissions officers need to consider all available indicators (e.g., high school performance, admissions test scores, college preparatory courses) in order to effectively evaluate prospective student applications. Predictive validity studies are one of the inherent mechanisms in the admission process and can be used to predict college performance and success. These studies ultimately are guided by the availability of data, which can be challenging to identify and procure. Although predictive validity research has played an important role in informing admissions policy in recent years, few published works appear to include a full, informative account of its role in helping to establish college readiness and the importance of identifying different sources of data for doing so. This paper aims to fill that gap, bringing together a detailed explanation of the role of predictive validity studies to investigate college readiness and success and the identification of "fit-for-purpose" data to carry out such studies and inform postsecondary admissions policy and decisions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Access URL: | https://www.aacrao.org/research-publications/quarterly-journals/sem-quarterly/issue/volume-6/issue-4 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1241057 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | While college readiness continues to dominate the educational landscape in the United States, students still leave high school not ready for college. As a consequence, admissions officers need to consider all available indicators (e.g., high school performance, admissions test scores, college preparatory courses) in order to effectively evaluate prospective student applications. Predictive validity studies are one of the inherent mechanisms in the admission process and can be used to predict college performance and success. These studies ultimately are guided by the availability of data, which can be challenging to identify and procure. Although predictive validity research has played an important role in informing admissions policy in recent years, few published works appear to include a full, informative account of its role in helping to establish college readiness and the importance of identifying different sources of data for doing so. This paper aims to fill that gap, bringing together a detailed explanation of the role of predictive validity studies to investigate college readiness and success and the identification of "fit-for-purpose" data to carry out such studies and inform postsecondary admissions policy and decisions. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-4750 |
