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Download full textNewell, John M. – 1966
To examine the use of creativity measures as supplementary, supportive data in college admissions procedures, and to examine the relationships between level of aspiration measures, actual college performance, and creativity measure performance, 18 high- and low-risk freshmen entering Tufts University completed three creativity measures and the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Admission Criteria, Aspiration, College Admission
Peer reviewedRichards, Ruth L.; Casey, M. Beth – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1979
Describes a study to identify factors related to academic success at the College of Basic Studies at Boston University. Creativity, Scholastic Achievement Test scores, high school grade point average (GPA), and academic motivation variables were factor analyzed, and included with sex in a stepwise regression, with college GPA as the criterion.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Creativity
Richards, Ruth L.; Casey, M. Beth – 1975
This study was designed to test the validity of using creativity and academic motivation variables, in addition to the traditional variables of scholastic aptitude and high school GPA, as predictors of college GPA. The sample consisted of the 1973-74 freshman class at the College of Basic Studies (CBS) at Boston University; CBS is a two-year…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academically Handicapped, Achievement Tests
