Reviews two elasticity of demand papers in this "Economics of Education Review" issue. Refutes C.F. Chang and H.P. Tuckman's interpretation of college faculty substitution trends, attributing changes in rank distribution to academic hiring and promotion patterns. Affirms G.A. Chressanthis' class standing results and recommendation of a…

Examined the relationship between selected independent variables and graduation from college five years after students (N=1,943) first matriculated. Results showed that the variables accounted for less than six percent of the variability in the graduate/nongraduate criterion with high school rank being the best individual predictor. (Author/LLL)

Cricticizes use of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores for college admission decisions. Outlines research showing redundancy of estimating potential success of entering college freshmen by the use of SAT scores, high school grades, and class rank. The statistical difference between estimates without SAT scores is minimal and does not support…

Answers to the major issues that confront secondary schools and colleges in making decisions about the use or non-use of grade point average and rank-in-class as features of the college application/admissions process. (Author)

Rebuts the claims of Trusheim and Crouse, made in an earlier issue, that Scholastic Aptitude Test scores are no more effective predictors of college success than is high school class rank. Discusses inaccuracies in the data used by Trusheim and Crouse and points out errors in their analyses. (PGD)

Discusses shortcomings of student grade-point averages (GPA), including the use of weighted grading. (PKP)

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…

A rationale, goals, and the procedure for instituting a quality point system to assess high school students' academic achievement in Gainesville (Georgia) High School are outlined. Hypothetical examples of converting grade point averages to quality point averages in low, average, and high difficulty courses are provided to show the impact of the…

Characteristics that might help predict student prominence within a medical school class were studied. The prominent student is one who is highly visible and extensively involved in key relationships with other students. This prominence is expected to provide the student with greater access to information and resources held by classmates. A total…

Response changes of two classes of 30 dental hygiene students each were tabulated on multiple-choice questions on quizzes, midterms, and final examinations. Response changes were classified as wrong to right, right to wrong, or wrong to wrong. Significantly more responses were changed from wrong to right than from right to wrong. (Author/CT)

Systems used by the medical schools for evaluation of applicants for 1984-85 pediatric level 1 residency positions at the Duke University Medical Center were studied to determine the relationship between contents of the applications and the rankings of these applicants for the National Resident Matching Program. (Author/MLW)

The author views grade point average as a better predictor of college success than rank in class. (BY)

Questions class rank as a significant indicator of academic success. (DS)

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.…

Students from two Christian liberal arts colleges and a state university (n=347) completed a survey after viewing a clip from the film "Wall Street." Seniors and Christian school students thought they were less likely to commit insider trading. Christian school students were more likely to think that business education would decrease the…