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Evidence of Convergent and Discriminant Validity in Three Measures of College Outcomes

University of Minnesota

The present study examined the correlations among three measures of college outcomes: The College Outcome Measures Program, the Academic Profile, and the Defining Issues Test. Results indicated statistically significant (p <.001) correlations among the three measures that ranged from r = .41 to r = .62. All three tests correlated more highly with admission test data (e.g., ACT- Composite, PSAT-M, and PSAT-V) than they did with indicators of experiences in college (e.g., college grade point average and student satisfaction). Evidence of convergent validity suggests that commonly used measures tap similar outcome dimensions, al- though support for discriminant validity is less clear.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 51, No. 2, 351-358 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/0013164491512008


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