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Direct linkAngela Sorgente; Giada Pietrabissa; Alessandro Antonietti; Andrea Bonanomi; Gianluca Castelnuovo; Margherita Lanz; Semira Tagliabue; Daniela Traficante – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2025
The current study investigated whether the grade point average (GPA) of high school courses and the score on the test for admission to a bachelor's degree in Psychology--assessing logical reasoning, reading comprehension, and general knowledge--can predict student academic success (AS) and to what extent. Archival data from 5147 candidates (82.4%…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Undergraduate Study, Psychology, High School Students
Awabdy, Graziella Whipple – ProQuest LLC, 2012
An investigation of the relationship between background knowledge and reading comprehension performance on standardized reading tests (the California STAR Test) was conducted with sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade ethnic minority children from low-income backgrounds (N = 68). Predictor variables examined included perceived background knowledge…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension, Prior Learning
Iwai, Yuko – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This mixed method research study explored the role of metacognitive awareness in reading among adult English as a Second Language (ESL) students of various academic levels enrolled in a university in the southeastern part of the United States of America while engaged in academic reading. In addition, this study examined metacognitive reading…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Materials, Grade Point Average
