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Padgett, Ryan D.; Keup, Jennifer R.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2013
Using longitudinal data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education, this study measured the impact of first-year seminars on college students' life-long learning orientations. The findings suggest that first-year seminars enhance students' life-long learning orientations and that the effect of first-year seminars is mediated through…
Descriptors: Seminars, College Freshmen, Lifelong Learning, Program Effectiveness
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Oswald, Frederick L.; Schmitt, Neal; Kim, Brian H.; Ramsay, Lauren J.; Gillespie, Michael A. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2004
This article describes the development and validation of a biographical data (biodata) measure and situational judgment inventory (SJI) as useful predictors of broadly defined college student performance outcomes. These measures provided incremental validity when considered in combination with standardized college-entrance tests (i.e., SAT/ACT)…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Student Development