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Direct linkLeckie, George; Goldstein, Harvey – British Educational Research Journal, 2017
Since 1992, the UK Government has published so-called "school league tables" summarising the average General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) "attainment" and "progress" made by pupils in each state-funded secondary school in England. While the headline measure of school attainment has remained the percentage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Rating, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students
The Complex Route to Success: Complex Problem-Solving Skills in the Prediction of University Success
Stadler, Matthias J.; Becker, Nicolas; Greiff, Samuel; Spinath, Frank M. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Successful completion of a university degree is a complex matter. Based on considerations regarding the demands of acquiring a university degree, the aim of this paper was to investigate the utility of complex problem-solving (CPS) skills in the prediction of objective and subjective university success (SUS). The key finding of this study was that…
Descriptors: Success, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Problem Solving
Ford, Marilyn; Venema, Sven – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2010
With universities having difficulty attracting students to study information technology (IT), the scores needed for entry into IT degrees have dropped markedly. IT schools are thus having to cope by adjusting their introductory courses to ensure that students will still learn what is expected but without negatively impacting on pass rates. This…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Introductory Courses, Multiple Choice Tests, Information Technology
Chow, Henry P. H. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2010
Introduction: University students need to cope with a complex new life role and to achieve academic success. This article explores the academic performance and psychological well-being among university students in a western Canadian city. Method: Using a convenience sample, a total of 501 undergraduate students in Regina, Saskatchewan took part in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life
Peer reviewedO'Halloran, P. M.; Russell, G. J. – Higher Education, 1980
A method of assessment using six one-hour tests, with provision to repeat four of them, is described. Performance in the course, high school background, and the first test's results are used to determine entry criteria for the course. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Downes, Beverley – Australian University, 1976
A Model predicts a student's academic performance in his first year in a particular department at a university. It uses an aggregate selection score based on aggregate results obtained at a public examination along with a measure of the student's ability in one or more specific subjects or areas relevant to the department. (LBH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission (School), College Freshmen, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedVan Overwalle, Frank – Higher Education, 1989
The relationships between achievement at university and self-reported characteristics of students and their social environment were explored. College freshmen were interviewed twice, first for their social and study experiences, and second regarding preparation for final examinations. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Failure, Foreign Countries
Lamoureux, Marvin E.; Johannsen, Craig – 1977
Pre-selection criteria were developed to obtain a profile of student nurses who would compute a community college nursing program, and student nurses who would leave the program prior to completion. The battery consisted of tests and questionnaires based upon cognitive, personality/attitude, vocational preference, and socioeconomic status domains.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Dropout Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Nursing Students
Ojo, Folayan – Bulletin of the Association of African Universities, 1976
The reliability of Nigeria's entry qualification examinations as a predictor of success at the university level is examined. Results indicate a positive correlation in the science-based fields and very low predictability in the social sciences. (JMF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, African Culture
Peer reviewedShechtman, Zipora – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
The effectiveness of an abridged group assessment procedure in predicting initial teaching success, where success was measured largely through practice teaching evaluations, was tested with a sample of 247 female graduates of a teacher training college in Israel. Results justify use of the assessment in the college admission process. (SLD)
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Beginning Teachers, College Admission, College Graduates
