According to the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE), attending academically selective high schools negatively affects academic self-concept. Does the BFLPE persist after graduation from high school? In two large, representative samples of German high school students (Study 1: 2,306 students, 147 schools; Study 2: 1,758 students, 94 schools), the…

This article describes EXCEL, a program that encourages youth underrepresented in higher education to enroll in higher education, specifically at the sponsoring university. Eighty-three eighth grade students with GPA of B and above and standardized test scores at grade level or above were randomly assigned to the program or to a control group. The…

Given that student retention is now one of the leading challenges faced by colleges and universities, research seeking to understand students' reasons for attrition is of critical importance. Two factors influence students' underachievement and subsequent dropping-out of college: self-efficacy and goal orientation. Self-efficacy refers to peoples'…

The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the relation of level and discrepancy in mothers' and adolescents' reports of parental management of peer relationships and parent-child conflict about peer relationships to mothers' and adolescent's reports of adolescents' drug use, delinquent behavior, and grade-point-average (GPA). An…

Demonstrates that students who use mnemonic devices in recalling information obtain higher grade point averages than those students not using mnemonics. (RB)

Investigates the possible use of grade point average as a criterion of educational performance. Results show that the current system of grades could be considered singular for most predictive purposes. (Author/DEP)

The objectives of the study were to ascertain the effectiveness of seventh grade performance on a standardized achievement test and of selected items of life history information as predictors of the cumulative senior high school grade point average. (Author/KM)

Information is presented on former Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) students who transferred to four-year institutions in the Philadelphia area in the fall 1982 semester. The first tables indicate that of the 526 CCP students who applied for transfer to four-year colleges, 75% were accepted, 23% were rejected, 1% were accepted…

The large number of dropouts estimated by the California State Department of Education has caused concern for educators, lawmakers, and the general public. A 1985 investigation of the graduation rate of the 1979 freshman class of San Juan High School was conducted which also sought to identify logistical problems with the collection of data needed…

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects on various aspects of test performance of the information about the relative merits of guessing in relation to such characteristics as sex and intellectual or achievement level of the individual. (Author)

Results of interviews with business students do not support the notion that grades help learning. (Author/KM)

Determines the validity of students' Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and high school grade point average (HSGPA) as predictors of freshmen course grades and overall college grade point average (CGPA) at Georgia Southern College. (RC)