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Download full textLinthicum, Dorothy S. – 1980
In 1979-80, a study was conducted at Dundalk Community College (DCC) to assess the procedures and instruments used to place students in the three options of its developmental education program: Option A (for students with the lowest assessment scores), Option B (for those with low assessment scores), and regular developmental courses. The study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Sawyer, Richard L.; Maxey, James – 1978
A sample of 260 colleges was surveyed during the years 1972-1976 to determine the validity of predicting college freshmen grades from standardized test scores and high school grades using the American College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program, an evaluative and placement service for students and educators involved in the transition from high school…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Griffin, John Michael – 1978
The correlation between specific personality and biographical variables and the grade point average (GPA) of 211 first quarter community college and technical institute students was investigated using the Adult Nowicki Strickland Internal-External scale to determine locus of control, the Post High School Self-Concept of Academic Ability scale, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Community Colleges, Ethnic Groups
Hart, Frederick M.; Evans, Franklin R. – 1976
Research conducted by the Law School Admission Council since the development of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) in 1948 is described. An overview of the research topics is provided, and relevant published reports are cited in 61 footnotes. The following topics of study are discussed: (1) use and validity of traditional predictors of law…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction
Yess, James P. – 1979
The intent of this study was to determine the influence of selected independent variables on the graduating grade point average (GPA) of community college students in various programs of study. A sample of 483 students from one community college represented seven programs of study: Business Administration-General, Business Administration-Transfer,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations
Yamagishi, Midori; Gillmore, Gerald M. – 1980
The relationship of Nelson-Denny Reading Test scores and an English course placement recommendation to academic success of Educational Opportunity Program students at the University of Washington was studied. The placement recommendation was based on a writing sample and test scores. The 207 freshmen students who entered in either 1976 or 1978…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
Jones, Jerry L. – 1979
A study was conducted to determine the optimum combination of selected social, academic, and demographic variables to maximally differentiate membership in the successful, unsuccessful, and withdrawal groups of first-year computer programming majors in Virginia community colleges. A questionnaire focusing on 18 selected variables was administered…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Age, Community Colleges
Friedenberg, Joan E.; Curry, Wynne C. – 1981
This study was undertaken to predict the relationship between English proficiency and subsequent academic success. Forty-two Cuban American students enrolled in a bilingual teacher education program were administered the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency and a questionnaire. The results of the study indicate that: (1) the younger one…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Bilingual Education
Williams, Albert P. – 1980
Medical school admissions and performance in 10 medical schools were assessed in relation to prediction using conventional measures. The origin of the research was an attempt to determine the effects of affirmative action on academic medicine. For the 10 schools, admissions decisions were analyzed, and an attempt was made to model statistically…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Aptitude Tests, Certification
Vaccaro, John – 1982
Developments relating to college admission standards, the quality of high school curricula, and academic achievement are discussed by a representative of the College Board. Attention is directed to College Board data on the following issues: the decline on verbal and mathematics Scholastic Aptitude Test scores; trends in the number of years that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Acceleration (Education)
Ford, Susan F.; Campos, Sandy – 1977
Validity data (prediction of first-year grade point average) for colleges participating in the Admissions Testing Program Validity Study Service (VSS) and based on students entering college in 1964 through 1974 are summarized for the following predictors: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)--verbal score, SAT--mathematical score, high school record,…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Colleges
Brown, Charles I., Ed. – 1980
Proceedings of the 1980 meeting of the North Carolina Association for Institutional Research, which focused on the role of institutional research in institutional governance, are presented. Contents are as follows: "The Role of Institutional Research in Academic Program Evaluation: An Overview" (Dennis R. Hengstler); "The Role of Institutional…
Descriptors: Alumni, Budgeting, College Administration, College Faculty
