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Garten, Edward D.; Olday, David B. – 1980
The extent of grade inflation at the college level, possible causes of the phenomenon, and its potential consequences for colleges and universities and the individual student are discussed. Grade inflation since 1965 has been attributed to the following possible causes: grade point averages (GPA) have increased because of real changes in high…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Students, Educational History, Grade Inflation
Scott, Lowell K.; And Others – 1979
Thirty-five second-year medical students from the University of Alabama (Birmingham) used the services of a commercial test tutoring company to help them prepare for the National Board of Medical Examiners Part I examination. These students scored significantly higher than students who were considered to have comparable ability, based upon basic…
Descriptors: Certification, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Medical Students
Download full textHILLS, JOHN R. – 1965
STUDIES OF ACHIEVEMENT OF TRANSFER STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY (1) EXPERIENCE AN APPRECIABLE DROP IN GRADES IN THEIR FIRST SEMESTER AFTER TRANSFER, (2) SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVER PART OR ALL OF THIS LOSS, (3) EARN LOWER TOTAL GRADE POINT AVERAGES THAN DO NATIVE STUDENTS, (4) EXPERIENCE GREATEST DIFFICULTY IN MATHEMATICALLY ORIENTED PROGRAMS AND AT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), Grade Point Average
JEX, FRANK B. – 1966
THESE TABLES ARE INTENDED TO PREDICT WHICH UTAH COLLEGE CURRICULUM GIVES A STUDENT THE MOST LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS. THEY USE HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE (HSA) AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OR APTITUDE TESTS. THE STUDY IS DESIGNED ON CONCLUSIONS FROM EARLIER WORK--(1) THE MAIN HURDLE FOR THE FRESHMAN IS THE REQUIRED GENERAL EDUCATION CORE, (2) GPA'S ARE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Grades (Scholastic)
LEWIS, HAZEL M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS PROJECT STUDIED THE PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF STUDENTS WHOSE GRADE POINT AVERAGES (GPA) DEVIATED FROM A PREDICTED VALUE. THE SUBJECTS, 243 PUPILS ENTERING THE 10TH GRADE, WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS--THOSE WHO ACHIEVED AS EXPECTED, THOSE WHO ACHIEVED BETTER THAN EXPECTED, AND THOSE WHO ACHIEVED LOWER THAN EXPECTED. THESE GROUPS…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Grade Point Average, High Schools, Individual Characteristics
Bryan, William A. – 1974
A longitudinal study was conducted to determine the relative effectiveness of a developmental reading course taught to students in a college of nursing. Forty-two students in the experimental group were enrolled in a ten-week developmental reading course during the first semester of their freshman year; the control group, also composed of 42…
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies
Newell, John M. – 1966
To examine the use of creativity measures as supplementary, supportive data in college admissions procedures, and to examine the relationships between level of aspiration measures, actual college performance, and creativity measure performance, 18 high- and low-risk freshmen entering Tufts University completed three creativity measures and the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Admission Criteria, Aspiration, College Admission
Wexler, Norman – 1975
To investigate the concurrent validity of the National Teacher Examinations, test scores of over 31,000 candidates were correlated with self-reported Grade Point Averages (GPA's). The overall correlation between the Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) and GPA was .37. Validity indices for the Area Examinations ranged from .08 to .50 with a…
Descriptors: College Seniors, College Students, Correlation, Grade Point Average
Wilson, Barry J. – 1975
The job performance of 153 graduates of an associate degree nursing program was evaluated by doctors and nurses working in close supervision of the graduates. The evaluation instrument was constructed to represent both the curriculum objectives of the training institution as well as performance criteria of supervisors. Graduates also rated their…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Grade Point Average
PDF pending restorationde Wolf, Virginia A. – 1976
The development of the University of Washington freshman Admission Index (AI) is reviewed. The AI is a weighted linear combination of a student's overall high school grade point average and test scores from a standard college entrance examination of the verbal-quantitative type. The existing equation for computation of the AI using the Washington…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Competitive Selection
Daly, Bob
This study was undertaken to determine whether the grade point averages of students at Santa Ana College (SAC) have been increasing over time, and, with an increasing number of work-experience students, whether the work experience grade distribution has had any effect on the grade distribution of the entire college. Results indicate that SAC's…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Two Year Colleges
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. Div. of Student Affairs. – 1970
The hypothesis of this study was that there is no significant difference between the mean academic performance of freshmen who hold work-study jobs during their first semester and those who do not, where performance is measured in terms of Grade Point Average (GPA). Subjects were two matched groups, the first being 27 students who held work-study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
Pugh, Richard C.; And Others – 1970
The primary aim of this study was to determine whether College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Achievement Test results provide additional information for the prediction of academic success beyond the normal data accumulated. The study presents two types of evidence: (1) a prediction of first semester grade point averages (GPA), and (2) a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
Frerichs, Allen H. – 1970
This study shows that there is a positive correlation between self esteem and academic achievement for inner city black children. Seventy-eight grade 6 black students were divided into the following categories: upper one-third and lower third based on intelligence test scores, standardized reading test scores, and grade point average (GPA) from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade Point Average
Cherdack, Arthur N. – 1971
The main objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the degree to which SAT scores and high school grades were effective in predicting the freshman grades of disadvantaged/minority students; (2) to examine the validity of these same predictor variables for subgroups of minority freshmen formed on the basis of sex, ethnic background and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Freshmen, Disadvantaged Youth
