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Direct linkWilson, James K., III – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to better predict how a first semester college freshman becomes prepared for college. The theoretical framework guiding this study is Vrooms' expectancy theory, motivation plays a key role in success. This study used a hierarchical multiple regression model. The independent variables of interest included high school…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, College Readiness, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Peer reviewedReiner, John R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Class Rank, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedBaron, Jonathan; Norman, M. Frank – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The ability of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), average achievement test scores, and high school class rank to predict students' grades was examined for 3,816 undergraduate students entering the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) in 1983 and 1984. Results suggest that the SAT makes a relatively small contribution to prediction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Download full textFreeberg, Norman E.; And Others – 1989
An initial study of the revised (1985) Student Descriptive Questionnaire (SDQ) of the College Board found it to be of sufficient accuracy to fulfill its intended purposes. This second phase examined the adequacy of the SDQ in terms of the predictive validity of its student academic self-report information against a criterion of first-year college…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Rank, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
