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Download full textWolfe, Mary L. – 1987
A total of 149 students enrolled in an undergraduate nursing research methods course participated in a study comparing three strategies for using formative evaluation (test feedback throughout a course) to predict students at risk of failure at summative evaluation (the final examination). Students took 12 weekly multiple-choice quizzes, which…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Bayesian Statistics, Discriminant Analysis, Expectancy Tables
Houston, Walter M.; Sawyer, Richard – 1988
Methods for predicting specific college course grades, based on small numbers of observations, were investigated. These methods use collateral information across potentially diverse institutions to obtain refined within-group parameter estimates. One method, referred to as pooled least squares with adjusted intercepts, assumes that slopes and…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, College Students, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Hinkle, Dennis; Houston, Charles A. – 1977
The purpose of this study was to present and evaluate Bayesian-type models for estimating probabilities of program completion and for predicting first quarter grade point averages of community college students entering certain allied health fields. Two Bayesian models were tested. Bayesian Model 1--Estimating Probabilities of Program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, Allied Health Occupations Education
Houston, Walter M. – 1988
Two methods of using collateral information from similar institutions to predict college freshman grade average were investigated. One central prediction model, referred to as pooled least squares with adjusted intercepts, assumes that slopes and residual variances are homogeneous across selected colleges. The second model, referred to as Bayesian…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, College Freshmen, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Houston, Charles A.; Sellers, Harry – 1977
Due to factors such as high enrollment demands, limited institutional space, and high program costs, certain admissions requirements in the guidance/selection of students for health technology programs at Virginia Western Community College (VWCC) have become necessary. A Health Technology Admissions Evaluation System was created to develop and…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, Allied Health Occupations Education
Noble, Julie P.; Sawyer, Richard – 1988
The validity of American College Testing Program (ACT) test scores and self-reported high school grades for predicting grades in specific college freshman courses was studied. Specific course grades are typically used to place students in remedial, standard, or advanced classes. These placement decisions, in turn, have immediate implications for…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
