THIS STUDY IS AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE USE OF BELOW-CHANCE SCORES CAN BE EXPECTED TO GIVE DIFFERENT RESULTS IN PREDICTION OF GRADES THAN THE USE OF ABOVE-CHANCE SCORES, THAT IS, WHETHER IT IS SOUND TO USE BELOW-CHANCE SCORES IN AN ACADEMIC-PREDICTION REGRESSION EQUATION. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM THE THREE PUBLIC, PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO…

This study compared handicapped with able-bodied university freshmen to determine if high school rank and aptitude test scores were valid predictors of college grades for the handicapped. The subjects were 17 female and 32 male severely handicapped students enrolled at the University of Missouri. Analysis of high school rank (HSR), School and…

There are variables in existing grading systems that limit their effectiveness as generalized indicators of academic performance. For example: (1) the multiplicity of grading systems now in use create interpretive dilemmas for educators and students alike; (2) attempts to standardize encounter resistance, which hinders a common approach; (3)…

This study sought to determine whether significant differences exist between successful students and dropouts in terms of mean grade point averages (g.p.a.'s) in each college department, and to ascertain composite course evaluation patterns on an intra- and inter-divisional basis. The students involved in this study were the same as those who were…

Early and late applicants to Mt. San Antonio College were compared in this study on the basis of grade point average and number of course units completed. Both full-time and part-time students who applied early were compared to students who applied late. All of the students studied were admitted for the fall 1972-73 semester. The dropout rate of…

In the fall of 1961, the Indiana Bureau of Educational Studies and Testing developed a procedure for predicting the first semester grade point average (GPA) on entering freshmen at the Indiana University from a combination of their CEEB Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and their high school ranks (HSR). This document is the third revision of…

CUMMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGES OF 3,455 STUDENTS (FALL 1965) ARE COMPARED WITH OCCUPATIONAL GOALS, AND VERBAL AND QUANTITATIVE ABILITY STANINES. IN THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES (AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, ENGINEERING, HEALTH), TERMINAL STUDENTS ARE REPRESENTED SEPARATE FROM TRANSFER STUDENTS. FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED FOR HIGH SCHOOL…

Data from a 1974 national survey of 134 colleges was presented to verify that grade point averages had increased.404 points from 1965 to 1973. Approximately two-thirds of the increase occurred since 1968 and the 1968 to 1970 period showed the highest average annual increments. Essentially, the same pattern and magnitude of change was revealed for…

Correlation coefficients between graduate grade point average and each of three predictor variables, consisting of Graduate Record Examinations-Verbal score, Graduate Record Examination-Quantitative score, and undergraduate grade point average, were calculated for each of the six subgroups. Results showed differential predictability across the…

The effect of grade inflation on the reliability of undergraduate grade point averages at a university was examined. It was shown that there has been some decline in reliability, but this is ameliorated by the use of plus and minus attachments to grades. (JKS)

The incremental effectiveness of the American College Testing Program Examination (ACT) is studied along with the effectiveness of the ACT alone and of high school grade-point average alone in predicting differential success in a three year nurses' training program for 199 students over a 10-year period. (Author/DEP)

The relationships among retention performance, organizing strategy preference, and grade point average were assessed in 227 college students, with the resulting correlation coefficients suggesting that the type of organizing strategy used in memorizing exerts a strong influence on the recall of paired associates over both short and long periods of…

Examined the relationships between career maturity, sex, physical disability, and grades in 40 disabled and 46 nondisabled college students. Results showed disabled students were more vocationally mature than nondisabled students and female students were more vocationally mature than males. Type of disability was not related to career maturity.…

The purpose of this study was to determine the concurrent validity of the Learning Ability Profile (LAP) by correlating the results obtained on the LAP with grade point average (GPA). Scores on LAP, both weighted and nonweighted, were correlated .30 and .31, respectively, with GPA. (Author/BW)

Using data from the 1986-1990 Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) dataset, this study examined the effect of college male athletic participation in the sports of football or basketball as compared to participation in other "minor" sports on academic performance as measured by grade point average. Results indicate that the type of…