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Peer reviewedVickers, John M. – Research in Higher Education, 2000
Examines structural features of grade point averages (GPAs) and offers examples showing that GPAs cannot consistently determine class rank since class rank is sometimes permuted with arbitrary change of scale. Notes relativistic efforts to resolve inconsistencies are insufficient. Discusses the function of GPAs as predictors of academic…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Download full textStricker, Lawrence J.; And Others – 1992
This study compared the effectiveness of several existing and proposed methods for statistically adjusting college grade point averages (GPAs) for course and departmental differences in grading standards, using first-semester grades from an entire entering class at a large state university (4,351 students), in 1988. Most of the adjusted GPAs…
Descriptors: Class Rank, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
Breland, Hunter M.; And Others – 1985
The impact of different admissions policies on Black, Hispanic, and White applicants was investigated, using College Board data. Five undergraduate admissions models were assessed. The single-index minimum model uses a single index, such as high school grade point average (GPA), to determine eligibility. The multiple-index minimum model uses two…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Class Rank, College Admission, College Applicants
