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Direct linkTaiwana Monique Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe how first-year college students describe the academic benefits and effectiveness of participating in a developmental education program in preparing them for academic success. The theoretical frameworks supporting this study were Bandura's theory of self-efficacy and Tinto's theory…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedRuble, Virgil E.; Schurr, K. Terry – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1986
Describes a study of the effectiveness of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), high school graduation class percentile, and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), as predictors of short- and long-term academic achievement among a sample of 58 high-risk college freshmen who participated in 1-year special studies program. (PAA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs
Download full textHarris, Jimmy Carl; Clemmons, Sandra – 1996
This paper presents the results of a search for an appropriate test of critical thinking to screen college freshmen. The search for an appropriate test of critical thinking was initiated in the Fall 1995 semester at an open-admissions comprehensive university, which normally assigns entering freshmen with ACT composite scores of 17 or less to…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Compensatory Education, Critical Thinking
