Predictive validity of the high school admission indices at the University of San Agustin, Iloilo
Date of Publication
1981
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Educational Management
Subject Categories
Educational Leadership
College
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
Department/Unit
Educational Leadership and Management
Thesis Adviser
Oscar O. Bautista
Defense Panel Chair
Martin Simpson, FSC
Defense Panel Member
Carmelita I.Quebengco
Melecio Deauna
Abstract/Summary
The study investigates and determines the predictive validity of the high school admission indices at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo. A descriptive, correlational-predictive design was employed. Two grade point averages, GPA 1 and GPA 4, were identified as criterion or dependent variables while two standardized tests Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test (OLMAT) and Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFIT) scores, sex, type, and location of feeder elementary school comprised the predictor or independent variables.Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn: 1. On the effectiveness of the admission tests: a. The OLMAT is valid for prediction of high school scholastic success at the University of San Agustin, and, as such, it is useful for admission purposes. b. The CFIT, the other standardized test used by the school, is not sufficiently adequate for prediction of high school academic success.c.Grade six academic average (GSAA) is also a potent predictor of high school performance. d. OLMAT-IQ scores alone could be adequate for prediction of high school scholastic success grade six academic averages (GSAA) alone is also a somewhat adequate predictor of high school academic success but the combined use of OLMAT-IQ scores, GSAA, and Sex yielded a higher prediction index than either of the predictors alone. Thus, simultaneous use of these three predictor variables is the valid procedure for admission and classification of students at the University High School.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TG01020
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
[141 leaves], 28 cm. ; Typescript
Keywords
Examinations--Validity; University of San Agustin (Philippines)--Entrance examinations--Validity
Recommended Citation
Fabrigar, V. (1981). Predictive validity of the high school admission indices at the University of San Agustin, Iloilo. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/853
