Correlations of Predictors with Academic Performance in English-Skilled Students, Study notes of Psychology

Size-adjusted correlations of predictors, including gre scores and undergraduate gpa, with students' first-year average and faculty ratings for various subjects and departments. The analysis is based on a validity sample of students who communicate better in english. The document also includes an analysis of selection effects for each predictor.

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Size-Adjusted Average Correlations of Predictors with First-Year Average
Validity Sample : Students Who Communicate Better in English
Type
of
Department
Number
of
Depts.
Number
of
Students
Predictors*
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V Q A U VQAVQAU
All Departments
Natural
Sciences
Engineering
Social Sciences
Humanities &
Arts
Education
606
229
34
203
74
58
9,200
3,069
442
3,365
1,266
960
.29 .28 .26 .34 .33 .43
.26 .24 .23 .33 .29 .41
.22 .18 .20 .35 .25 .40
.31 .32 .28 .33 .36 .45
.30 .31 .28 .39 .34 .47
.29 .29 .26 .29 .33 .42
*V = GRE Verbal, Q = GRE Quantitative, A = GRE Analytical, U = Undergraduate GPA
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Size-Adjusted Average Correlations of Predictors with First-Year Average Validity Sample : Students Who Communicate Better in English Type of Department

Number of Depts.

Number of Students

Predictors*

V Q A U VQA VQAU All Departments Natural Sciences Engineering Social Sciences Humanities & Arts Education

*V = GRE Verbal, Q = GRE Quantitative, A = GRE Analytical, U = Undergraduate GPA

Size-Adjusted Average Correlations of Predictors with Faculty Rating Validity Sample : Students Who Communicate Better in English Type of Department

Number of Depts.

Number of Students

Predictors*

V Q A U VQA VQAU All Departments Natural Sciences Social Sciences Humanities & Arts

*V = GRE Verbal, Q = GRE Quantitative, A = GRE Analytical, U = Undergraduate GPA

Size-Adjusted Average Correlations of Predictors with Faculty Rating for the Psychology Subject Test Validity Sample : Students Who Communicate Better in English

GRE Subject Test

Number of Depts.

Number of Students

Predictors*

V Q A S U SU VQA VQAS VQAU VQASU

Psychology 13 152 .23 .23 .22 .26 .26 .38 .32 .49 .36.

*V = GRE Verbal, Q = GRE Quantitative, A = GRE Analytical, S = GRE Subject Test, U = Undergrad

Analysis of Selection Effects Validity Sample : Students Who Communicate Better in English Type of Department

Overall Average Correlati on

Relative Amount of Selection Effects by Predictor

Verbal Quantitative Analytical


Severe Slight Severe Slight Severe Slight All Departments Natural Sciences Social Sciences Humanities & Arts Education

**Only correlations based on 100 or more students are presented.