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Peer reviewedEthington, Corinna A.; Wolfe, Lee M. – Research in Higher Education, 1986
The exploratory data analysis method of median polishing was used to examine patterns of differences in male and female performance on the Graduate Record Examination quantitative and analytical tests. Males were found overall to outperform females on the quantitative measure but not on the analytical measure. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Peer reviewedCox, Marci; Astin, Alexander W. – Research in Higher Education, 1977
The hypothesis of a direct link between institutional pay scales and faculty sex ratios is examined based on HEGIS and AAUP data. Results suggest that eliminating sex bias in faculty pay within individual institutions will not achieve parity for women until higher-paying institutions recruit more women or those with more women upgrade pay scales.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Females, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDorfman, Lorraine T. – Research in Higher Education, 1985
The professional activities of retired academics from two universities in Great Britain were investigated and were compared with the findings of studies of retired academics from a major U.S. state university. A high degree of similarity was found between the two groups. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Careers, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Peer reviewedBrown, Robert D.; Heath, Howard – Research in Higher Education, 1977
The existence of sex discrimination in financial aid awards in 40 midwestern colleges and universities was examined. The results indicated no significant differences for either sex or type of institution comparison, although there was extensive variability in the amounts awarded. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Federal Aid, Females
Peer reviewedKeeley, Stuart M.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1982
The impact of college on critical thinking ability was studied. Freshmen and seniors at a mideastern university were given either a general instruction or multiple specific instructions for critically evaluating one of two articles. Seniors provided more appropriate criticisms to both kinds of instructions for both articles. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Seniors, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedBaird, Leonard L. – Research in Higher Education, 1986
The correlates of average departmental annual research journal publication rates of faculty were examined in three disciplines: chemistry, history, and psychology. Variables studied included factual information about each department, faculty perceptions and ratings, and graduate students' perceptions and ratings. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Environment, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedDumont, Richard G.; Troelstrup, Richard L. – Research in Higher Education, 1981
The potential utility of a college admissions test as a measure of the cognitive learning outcomes of general education is investigated. A residual form of the ACT Assessment was administered to a stratified random sample of 112 seniors at Tennessee Technological University. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, College Admission
