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Direct linkParrott-Robbins, Rebecca Jon – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate--by utilizing data obtained from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) PeopleSoft database-- whether the American College Testing (ACT) assessment was a predictor of student success for students who had graduated from respiratory, radiography, and nursing programs at Southeast…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Technical Institutes, Grade Point Average, Multiple Regression Analysis
Download full textNolan, Edwin J.
A correlational study was conducted using ACT (American College Test) sub-test scores and actual grades earned in corresponding subject areas in order to determine if the ACT was an effective predictor for student's grades at Southern West Virginia Community College (SWVCC). Study subjects were all students (n= 241) who had ACT test scores on file…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Grade Prediction, Predictive Measurement
Mathis, Harry Ray – 1972
The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of the American College Test (ACT) in predicting academic achievement of students from an area which is culturally, economically, and educationally depressed. The population, chosen from 6 community colleges serving the Appalachian region of Kentucky, consisted of 1,127 full time (12 or more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Davidson, Sidney H., Jr. – 1974
The principal objective of this five-year longitudinal study was to determine the efficacy of employing the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) and the American College Testing (ACT) program scores in designing a predictive model for identifying entering community college freshmen students' propensity to fall into one of three categories:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations
