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Mitchell, Jeannette C.; Mitchell, Johanna E. – American Journal of Business Education, 2017
This study evaluates an interactive web-based homework designed to increase student understanding in a principles of microeconomics course. Employing concepts from Action Research, the preliminary investigation was undertaken based on assumptions about the efficacy of online educational resources. Do students who do well on online homework improve…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Homework, Economics Education, Microeconomics
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Motl, Thomas C.; Multon, Karen D.; Zhao, Fei – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2018
Participants include 89 college students from a tribal university in the Midwestern United States. A survey regarding attitudes and adjustment to campus was administered to all students during their first semester of college. Variables assessed included psychosociocultural integration factors, such as educational goals, trust of others at college,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Tribally Controlled Education, American Indian Students, Student Surveys
Wilson, 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
Redmond, M. William, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study is to develop a preadmission predictive model of student success for prospective first-time African American college applicants at a predominately White four-year public institution within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. This model will use two types of variables. They are (a) cognitive variables (i.e.,…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Bound Students, White Students, State Universities
Micceri, Theodore – Online Submission, 2010
This study sought to determine whether the use of standardized test scores contributes any useful information regarding First Time in College (FTIC) students' probable success at USF, using more detailed analysis of underrepresented minorities and women, who Micceri (2009) shows, experience substantial negative bias relative to males and whites on…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Grade Point Average, Females, Males
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Cheng, Dorothy; Walters, Matthew – Australasian Journal of Peer Learning, 2009
The Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) program at the University of Minnesota has drawn from the best practices of Supplemental Instruction, Peer-Led Team Learning, Structured Learning Assistance, the Emerging Scholars Program, and other successful postsecondary peer cooperative learning models to establish guiding principles for structuring learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Peer Teaching, Program Effectiveness, College Mathematics
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Ashbaugh, Donald L.; Thompson, A. Frank – Journal of Education for Business, 1993
Analysis of data from 234 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) candidates (98 of whom failed at least 1 part of the exam) showed that higher grades in the CPA review course correlated with passing the first time. Higher high school class rank and larger high school class size influenced exceptional test performance. (SK)
Descriptors: Accounting, Certified Public Accountants, Class Rank, Class Size
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Kirby, Elizabeth; White, Samantha; Aruguete, Mara – College Student Journal, 2007
This study examines predictors of academic success in a private women's college. We investigated academic factors (e.g., high school grade point average, standardized test scores) and socioeconomic status (e.g., parents' occupation, need for financial aid) as possible predictors of academic success among White and non-White students. Data was…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Grade Point Average, Females, Standardized Tests
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Houston, Lawrence N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
The relationship between college grade-point average as the dependent variable and selection predictor variables was evaluated in a sample of "specially admitted" Black female undergraduates to a predominantly White liberal arts college. Results showed the need to identify predictors other than high school rank and SAT-V or SAT-M scores.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Class Rank, Females
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Krockover, Gerald H.; And Others – Teacher Educator, 1987
Examination of measures used to predict the academic success of elementary education majors indicated that Scholastic Aptitude Test scores were valid predictors of school success. is noted that high school rank appeared to predict grades and took both ability and motivation into account. (CB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Class Rank, Education Majors
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Mulvenon, Sean W.; Stegman, Charles; Thorn, Antoinette; Thomas, Shawn – Journal of College Admission, 1999
Results of two surveys completed by scholarship recipients revealed that ACT scores and class ranking were important predictor variables for success in college. This study also showed a strong correlation between high school grade point average and freshman grade point average. (MKA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Rank, College Admission, Grade Point Average
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Smith, Richard Manning; Schumacher, Phyllis – Journal of Education for Business, 2006
The authors studied beginning undergraduate actuarial concentrators in a business college. They identified four variables (math Scholastic Aptitude Test [SAT] score, verbal SAT score, percentile rank in high school graduating class, and percentage score on a college mathematics placement exam) that were available for entering college students that…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Majors (Students), Aptitude Tests, Scores
Fan, Xitao; Mathews, Tom A. – 1994
In this paper the bootstrap technique was applied to the evaluation of potential predictive bias for different ethnic groups using the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and high school ranks to predict college grade point averages (GPAs). Data of three ethnic groups were used; the total number of subjects was close to 5,000. Both conventional…
Descriptors: Bias, Class Rank, College Students, Ethnic Groups
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Benda, Evelyn Jenenne – Journal of Professional Nursing, 1991
Data gathered from a sample of 188 freshmen, 141 sophomores, and 236 junior nursing students found that retained freshmen had higher American College Test Math and Composite subscores, high school grades, and class rank; perceived more institutional control; were enrolled full time; and felt more able to pay for their education. (SK)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Class Rank, College Freshmen, Grades (Scholastic)
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Jensen, Steven C. – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1989
A study of 424 allied health students (259 dental hygiene, 104 radiologic technology, and 61 respiratory therapy) found that the greater predictors of their academic success were the natural science subscore on the American College Test (ACT), high school grade point average, and class rank, age, and composite ACT score. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Class Rank, Dental Hygienists
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