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Research Article
Examining systematic errors in predictors of college student self-reported gains
Article first published online: 21 JUN 2011
DOI: 10.1002/ir.386
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Issue
New Directions for Institutional Research
Special Issue: Validity and Limitations of College Student Self-Report Data
Volume 2011, Issue 150, pages 7–19, Summer 2011
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How to Cite
Bowman, N. A. (2011), Examining systematic errors in predictors of college student self-reported gains. New Directions for Institutional Research, 2011: 7–19. doi: 10.1002/ir.386
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- Issue published online: 21 JUN 2011
- Article first published online: 21 JUN 2011
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Abstract
This chapter examines the extent to which using self-reported gains as a proxy for longitudinal growth leads to systematic biases in institutional and individual predictors of college student outcomes.