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Download full textClarke, Johnnie Ruth – 1968
This study attempted to provide a way to identify disadvantaged students at the junior college and to determine what data could be used as a basis for developing a curriculum to help them. Two measures of cognition, School and College Ability Test (SCAT) and Florida 12th Grade Battery, and three measures of the affective domain, Social Reaction…
Descriptors: Measurement, Prediction, Predictive Measurement, Statistical Analysis
Black, Hubert P. – 1969
To determine how well certain factors would predict academic achievement, 97 freshmen and 48 sophomores, all full-time 1968-69 students, were tested. The factors were (1) high school GPA, (2) American College Testing (ACT) English test, (3) ACT math portion, (4) ACT social studies portion, (5) ACT natural science portion. The criterion of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Characteristics, Grade Point Average, Predictive Measurement
Stewart, Lawrence H. – 1969
This document supplements ED 025 264, a study of 2,459 individuals enrolled in one of 43 occupation-centered curricula in 20 California junior colleges. The parent study compared students' questionnaire responses about home and educational backgrounds, and about attitudes presumably related to both vocational choice and choice of curricula leading…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Personality Measures, Predictive Measurement, Statistical Analysis
Nolan, Edwin J.
A correlational study was conducted using ACT (American College Test) sub-test scores and actual grades earned in corresponding subject areas in order to determine if the ACT was an effective predictor for student's grades at Southern West Virginia Community College (SWVCC). Study subjects were all students (n= 241) who had ACT test scores on file…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Grade Prediction, Predictive Measurement
Lamoureux, Marvin E.; Johannsen, Craig – 1977
Pre-selection criteria were developed to obtain a profile of student nurses who would compute a community college nursing program, and student nurses who would leave the program prior to completion. The battery consisted of tests and questionnaires based upon cognitive, personality/attitude, vocational preference, and socioeconomic status domains.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Dropout Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Nursing Students
CARLSON, DALE C. – 1967
THE PRIME CRITERION OF SUCCESS OF A NURSING PROGRAM IS OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF GRADUATES. AS AN INTERMEDIATE STEP, THE AUTHOR INVESTIGATED THE RELATIONSHIP OF CERTAIN PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS (AGE, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS, FATHER'S AND MOTHER'S EDUCATION, AND SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TEST…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criteria, Grades (Scholastic)
Einbecker, Polly Godwin – 1974
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between reading ability and academic performance of junior college freshman and to what degree a measure of reading ability could predict academic performance. The 313 Pensacola Junior College freshman for whom 1970 Reading Index Scores on the Florida Twelfth Grade Test were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Prediction, Predictive Measurement, Reading Ability
Albers, Dennis – 1991
In 1990, a study was conducted at Columbia College (CC) to determine whether a predictor variable could be constructed for student nonsuccess in beginning mathematics courses. For the purposes of the study, nonsuccess was defined as earning a grade of D, F, or No Credit either at the time of withdrawal from the course or as a final grade. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Grade Prediction
NIELSEN, MARJORIE L. – 1967
THE GUIDANCE MANUAL HAS BEEN ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE A STATISTICAL BASIS FOR ANALYZING (1) THE NONSELECTIVE ADMISSION POLICY, (2) THE PERFORMANCE OF NATIVE, EVERETT JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER TO 4-YEAR COLLEGES, (3) THE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSFER STUDENTS TO THE JUNIOR COLLEGE WHO LATER ENROLL AT A 4-YEAR COLLEGE, (4) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Students, Counseling
Reed, M. Douglas – 1972
Data from the College Entrance Examination Board's Comparative Guidance and Placement (CGP) Program were used in these two studies of students at Central Virginia Community College (CVCC). In the first study, 1971 fall quarter performance in specific courses and in all courses was compared to CGP performance. The conclusions indicate that: (1) CGP…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, 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
Elterich, Kenneth W.; And Others – 1975
The predictive validity of the Comparative Guidance and Placement Program (CGP) tests for two diverse curricular groups was examined. Three methods for developing predictive equations were compared. The CGP was administered to 417 Liberal Studies and 316 Business Technical students at a New England community college. Principal component analyses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
Perna, Laura Walter – 2000
This study examines racial/ethnic group differences in two- and four-year college enrollment rates of bachelor's degree aspirants, controlled for differences in expected costs and benefits, financial resources, academic characteristics, and social and cultural capital. The sample (n=7,832) is drawn from the National Educational Longitudinal Study…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Black Students, College Bound Students, Cultural Differences
Polizzi, Tissy B.; Ethington, Corinna A. – 1996
This study, based on data from the Community College Student Experiences Questionnaire national survey, examined comparative differences in the quality of student efforts in various college experiences and in their perceptions of career preparation gains. The study measured responses of students (N=1,891) from four groups of vocational programs:…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Career Education
