Search for dissertations about: "Högskoleprovet"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word Högskoleprovet.
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1. Theory and validity evidence for a large-scale test for selection to higher education
Abstract : Validity is a crucial part of all forms of measurement, and especially in instruments that are high-stakes to the test takers. The aim of this thesis was to examine theory and validity evidence for a recently revised large-scale instrument used for selection to higher education in Sweden, the Swedish Scholastic Assessment Test (SweSAT), as well as identify threats to its validity. READ MORE
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2. Exploring Latent Semantic Vector Models Enriched With N-grams
Abstract : Denna avhandling behandlar en sorts vektorrumsmodell som jag kallar ”Latent Semantic Vector Model”, eller LSVM, framtagen med tekniken ”Latent Semantic Indexing”. En LSVM har många användningsområden men jag har i första hand tittat på en direkt tillämpning: dokumentsökning. READ MORE
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3. Metacognition and Confidence : Mood, Individual Differences, Developmental and Social Aspects
Abstract : This dissertation investigates the realism in people's confidence judgments. Study I investigated whether mood influences the confidence people have in their event memory. However, there were no significant differences in the realism of the participants' confidence judgments between conditions (elated and neutral). READ MORE
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4. A perfect score : Validity arguments for college admission tests
Abstract : College admission tests are of great importance for admissions systems in general and for candidates in particular. The SweSAT (Högskoleprovet in Swedish) has been used for college admission in Sweden for more than 30 years, and today it is alongside with the upper-secondary school GPA the most widely used instrument for selection of college applicants. READ MORE