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GRADE-POINT AVERAGE [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
DEF

Cumulative grade-point average is the weighted mean value of all grade points earned by enrollment or by examination in courses.

CONT

A cumulative grade point average is calculated as an indicator of overall academic performance in a program and is used as a criterion for graduation requirements, for honours graduation, or other academic distinctions.

Key term(s)
  • cumulative grade point average

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie
CONT

La moyenne pondérée cumulative se calcule en incluant toutes les valeurs numériques obtenues par l'étudiant pour tous les cours reconnus par sa faculté comme faisant partie de son programme d'études.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

The relation between test scores and indices of criterion status obtained at approximately the same time.... tests are administered to a group on whom criterion data are already available. Thus the test scores of college students may be compared with their cumulative grade-point average at the time of testing...

OBS

for "concurrent validation" : The expression "concurrent validation" should not be used as a synonym of "concurrent validity" even though some authors tend to do so. "Concurrent validation" is the process used to determine the degree of "concurrent validity" of a test. "Concurrent validity" is a property or quality that a test must have and which is obtained by the process of validation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
DEF

Validité de construct établie selon un critère éprouvé.

Spanish

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