While not a panacea, group counseling does appear to be an effective tool for increasing the motivation of underachievers. However, it is possible that the attention offered the students, rather than the counseling accounted for their improved behaviors. (CJ)

Research described suggests that undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and in-career job success are weak predictors of a student's success in a Masters in Public Administration program and of the student graduate GPA. (RM)

Discussed Holland's views that educational achievement relates to primary personality orientation in a predictable fashion. Primary code types of college males and females (N=536) were assessed. First-semester grade point averages for each code type and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores served as criterion indices. Mixed support emerged for…

Because publicized minimum criteria for graduate school admission are rarely sufficient to gain entrance to the school of one's choice, a study was undertaken to estimate the actual admission standards to graduate school. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores accounted for about twice as much variance as grade point average. (Author/MLW)

A model was proposed to examine the effects of mathematical aptitude and academic orientation on performance. The calculated path coefficients did not strongly support the model. Mathematical aptitude has a direct effect on college performance, whereas the effect of academic orientation was mediated by high school performance and mathematical…

A predictive model based on past academic performance and demographic variables is demonstrated as a better method of student selection than achievement tests. Use of the model in the revision of admission standards and in academic advising is illustrated. (SK)

Investigations of the Inventory of Learning Processes (ILP) with college freshmen revealed satisfactory internal consistency coefficients for two of the four ILP scales but cast doubt on the factor structure of the inventory. As predictors of grade point average of Australian students, the scales were successful. (Author/GK)

The study validating the ability of the Test of Standard Written English with junior and master's level students was replicated with one-year cumulative grade point average serving as the criterion variable. Confirmed was the finding that scores, placement, and success in English courses were predictive of the academic success of such students.…

The issue of grade inflation is clarified by examining the database of the College Board's Validity Study Service. Also examined is the effect of grade inflation on the validity of the Scholastic Aptitude Test across a 15-year period. (Author/GK)

Data suggest that using the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in addition to high school records for determining college admissions adds virtually no useful predictive information over selection based on high school records alone. (Author/JM)

The adaptation level theory in grading implies that students select major programs whose grading practices are realistic with their ability. A causal approach using a system of multiple equations was used to investigate this theory. The results lent support to occurrence of the adaptive grading practice. (Author/CM)

A study investigated the relationships among the grades students received in a general methods course and selected variables. The conclusions indicated that: (1) Women tend to make higher grades than men; (2) Older students register for fewer credit hours than do younger ones; and (3) Upperclassmen register for fewer hours than do lowerclassmen.…

Reports the results of research designed to study 1) the relation between college students' affective entry characteristics and final course grades in music education and music therapy classes and 2) the effects of these classes, student grade point average, and student's major on students' affective characteristics and final course grades. (AM)

A study to investigate the predictive validity of the New Medical College Admission Test, which is part of a longitudinal admissions research project at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, is described. The study serves a local purpose and also complements research conducted by the AAMC. (MLW)

This study suggests that quick, easily administered and scored, nonverbal group tests, such as the Hidden Figures Test, may be useful in selecting students for science and engineering courses in developing countries where demand for manpower is great, but where availability of measuring instruments is limited. (Author/AL)