Interaction between SES and College Performance
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African-American (AA) and Latino students underperform other racial groups during their first year of college if SAT scores are used in the prediction formula. The reasons for this are unknown, although socioeconomic status (SES) is suspected.
The current study was undertaken to evaluate whether an SES index could improve the predictive performance of a formula incorporating high school grade-point averages (HSGPAs) and SAT scores.
Objectives
Evaluate the value of including a SES correction factor in the formula used for predicting first-year college grade-point average (FGPA) performance, for the purpose of correcting for errors introduced by the suspected racially-insensitive HSGPAs. The predictive value of the SAT score in relation to SES will also be evaluated. The overall goal is to develop a formula that more accurately predicts FGPA scores.
Review of Literature
Crouse and Trusheim in 1988 presented an argument for eliminating the SAT as a predictor of FGPA, because a number of studies had repeatedly shown that high school GPAs (HSGPAs) were the best predictor of FGPA and that the added value of using the SAT was so tiny as to be irrelevant. Another downside of using SAT scores to predict FGPA is that race and ethnicity affects its accuracy. This finding has been repeated a number of times and AA and Latino students tend to do worse than the SAT would predict; however, when HSGPA alone is used then the magnitude of overprediction increases. In other words, including SAT scores in the prediction formula minimizes overestimating FGPA performance for these racial groups.
A number of different factors have been proposed as explanations for underperforming AA and Latino students, including racial hostility on campus, less financial resources, and poor attitudes. Another explanation...
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