Predictive Validity Of The Selection Criteria For Teacher Education College (103) Regular Program Students The Case Of Hawassa College Of Teacher Education

The purpose of this study was to assess the predictive validity of the selection criteriarnused for (10+3) Teacher Education Colleges. 167 boys and 126 girls were randomlyrnselected (/i'om 453 boys and 345 girls) to participate in the study. EGSECE GPA,rnTranscript average, result of Entrance exam, Sex, and cumulative GP A of third yearrnstudents were collected from the participants' personal file. Descriptive statistics,rnPearson Product correlation coefficient, multiple and stepwise regression analyses werernemployed to analyze the data. The results indicated statistically significant relations (atrn.05 level) between the predictor variables and the criterion variable. A statisticallyrnsignificant intercorrelalion was found among the components of the selection criteria forrnall groups other than Aesthetics. EGSECE GPA was found to be the best predictor ofrnCollege GPA, while sex failed to be a predictor of College GP A. II was concluded thatrnthe selection criteria had different predictive power for males, females, and various fieldsrnof study. Practical implications of the findings are discussed. For example, the greatestrnweight/ proportion should be assigned to EGSECE GP A given the findings of this study.

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