Reconciliation of Data on Aptitude Test Scores and University Grades of Teachers

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National comparisons demonstrate that education students and graduates tend to obtain lower Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores than noneducation stu dents. Nonetheless some researchers assert that education students also ob tain grade point averages (GPAs) equiva lent to those of noneducation students at the same institutions and based on the same courses. Clark suggests a re conciliation of these two effects. Specifi cally, evidence is presented showing that the universities involved in the GPA studies enroll students with low average SAT scores compared to other univer sities, and also enroll a high percentage of education students. In relatively non- selective universities, education stu dents obtain equivalent GPAsto nonedu cation students while at the same time they score relatively low with respect to national SAT results that include all in stitutions. Implications for future re search and teacher education are consi dered.