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Direct linkWestrick, Paul A.; Schmidt, Frank L.; Le, Huy; Robbins, Steven B.; Radunzel, Justine M. R. – Educational Assessment, 2021
This meta-analytic path analysis presents evidence that first-year academic performance (FYAP), measured by first-year grade point average (FYGPA) plays the major role in determining second-year student retention and that socioeconomic status (SES), measured by parental income, plays a negligible role. Based on large sample data used in a previous…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Grade Point Average
Download full textRadunzel, Justine; Noble, Julie – ACT, Inc., 2012
This study compared the effectiveness of ACT[R] Composite score and high school grade point average (HSGPA) for predicting long-term college success. Outcomes included annual progress towards a degree (based on cumulative credit-bearing hours earned), degree completion, and cumulative grade point average (GPA) at 150% of normal time to degree…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Institutions, Benchmarking, High School Students
