Learning potential and academic literacy tests as predictors of academic performance for engineering students

dc.contributor.authorSchaap, Pieter
dc.contributor.authorLuwes, Monica
dc.contributor.emailpieter.schaap@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-12T07:00:10Z
dc.date.available2013-12-12T07:00:10Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractStudents who obtain senior certificates in the South African schooling system cannot be assumed to be adequately prepared to meet the demands of tertiary education. This study aims to determine the criterion-related validity of a mathematical proficiency test from the Academic Aptitude Test Battery (AAT-maths), an English language proficiency test (ELSA) and a learning potential test (LPCAT) as predictors of the academic performance of engineering bursary students at tertiary institutions. The findings indicate that these tests have significant criterion-related validity and can improve the likelihood of selecting the most promising bursary students. However, the findings point towards the possibility that the tests or the criterion measure are differentially valid for different race groups.en_US
dc.description.abstractDaar kan nie bloot aangeneem word dat studente wat in die Suid-Afrikaanse skolestelsel senior sertifikate verwerf het voldoende voorbereid is om aan die eise van tersiêre onderwys te voldoen nie. Die doel van hierdie studie is om die kriteriumverwante geldigheid van ’n wiskundige vaardigheidstoets wat deel vorm van die Akademiese Aanleg Toets battery (AAT-maths), ’n Engelse taalvaardigheidstoets (ELSA) en ’n leerpotensiaaltoets (LPCAT) as voorspellers van die akademiese prestasie van ingenieursbeursstudente aan tersiêre instellings te bepaal. Daar is bevind dat die toetse beduidende kriteriumverwante geldigheid toon en die kanse verbeter om die mees belowende beursstudente te keur. Die bevindinge dui egter ook op die moontlikheid dat die toetse of die kriteriummaatstaf differensieel geldig is vir verskillende rasgroepe.en_US
dc.description.librarianam2013en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.ufs.ac.za/ActaAcademicaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSchaap, P & Luwes, M 2013, 'Learning potential and academic literacy tests as predictors of academic performance for engineering students', Acta Academica, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 181-214.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0587-2405
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/32875
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSUNMeDIAen_US
dc.rights© UV/UFSen_US
dc.subjectLearningen_US
dc.subjectAcademic literacy testsen_US
dc.subjectEngineering studentsen_US
dc.titleLearning potential and academic literacy tests as predictors of academic performance for engineering studentsen_US
dc.title.alternativeLeerpotensiaal en akademiese geletterdheidstoetse as voorspellers van ingenieurstudente se akademiese prestasieen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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