An extension of the methods of path analysis to include studies of categorical data was described and exemplified in a causal study of college dropouts. The usual models and methods of causal (path) analysis were designed for the study of quantitative variables and are not appropriate when the variables under investigation are categorical.…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE (1) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER PERFORMANCE AND UNDERGRADUATE ACHIEVEMENT IN SELECTED DISCIPLINES, (2) THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN UNDERGRADUATE ACHIEVEMENT, BOTH TOTAL AND IN EACH OF 12 SUBJECTS, AND TEACHING PERFORMANCE, BOTH TOTAL AND IN NINE TEACHING FUNCTIONS, AND (3) THE VARIABILITY OF…

THE VARIABLE, ACADEMIC MOTIVATION (N AC), WAS MEASURED BY A PROJECTIVE TEST. A SCORING MANUAL WITH HIGH INTER-SCORER RELIABILITY WAS ALSO PREPARED. THE 1964 FRESHMAN CLASS OF GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (N EQUALS 957) PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY. ACADEMIC MOTIVATION CORRELATED POSITIVELY AND SIGNIFICANTLY FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS WITH GRADE POINT…

TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT STUDENTS ON ACADEMIC PROBATION WHO RECEIVED SUPPORT AND INSIGHT FROM A GROUP WOULD OBTAIN HIGHER GRADE POINT AVERAGES THAN THOSE WITHOUT SUCH AN EXPERIENCE, THE RECORDS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF 30 PROBATIONARY STUDENTS WERE MATCHED ON THE BASIS OF AGE, SEX, AND NUMBER OF UNITS TAKEN, MARITAL STATUS OF PARENTS,…

A HETEROGENEOUS SAMPLE OF 246 FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REQUIRED ALL ENTERING FRESHMEN TO FILL OUT A SHORT INFORMATION FORM WITH REGISTRATION MATERIALS. THE 76,015 MALES AND 51,100 FEMALES GAVE INFORMATION ON FATHER'S OCCUPATION, FATHER'S EDUCATION, AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADE AVERAGE. A STUDY OF THE DATA SUGGESTS THAT THREE INFLUENCES, IN…

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF 2 DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUMS, COLLEGE PREPARATORY AND NONCOLLEGE PREPARATORY, ON COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT. HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS OF 906 ENTERING FRESHMEN, RANKED ON THE BASIS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES INCLUDED, WERE DIVIDED AT THE FIRST AND THIRD…

THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS OF AVERAGE ABILITY WHO ENROLLED AS FRESHMEN IN A CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGE DURING AN 11-YEAR PERIOD. THE SUBJECTS WERE THOSE WHO (1) SCORED IN THE MIDDLE 20 PERCENT OF NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE NORMS ON A COLLEGE APTITUDE TEST AND (2) EARNED IQ SCORES FROM 90 TO 110 ON…

This study sought to check the value of the junior college GPA and other possible factors in predicting success for the disadvantaged at Missouri University. The investigation was confined to 53 of the 61 students who had received an Economic Opportunity grant or help from the Work-Study program. As these aids were not available before 1965, the…

There is growing evidence of the special benefits to be derived from self-directed learning groups, in which students operate without an instructor, determining for themselves the rate and manner in which to study course material and to evaluate their performance. At Hope College, 54 students enrolled in a social psychology course in Fall 1966…

Academic performance of Los Angeles City College (LACC) transfers to California State University at Los Angeles (CSULA) in 1976-77 was assessed by examining first quarter grade reports of all 667 students. Of these, 552 or 83% completed some work, with 50% entering in fall, 17% in winter, 19% in spring, and 13% in summer. The grade point average…

A study was conducted in order to determine if the success of full-time, associate degree students at Forsyth Technical Institute, as reflected by grade point average, was related to the number of hours per week that such students were employed. The fall 1976 grade point averages of random samples drawn from a population of 783 students were…

This study investigated the relationship between work habits, television viewing, and academic achievement. Analysis of a cross-sectional sample of 471 urban college students was performed in two stages. First, data were cross tabulated and chi-square hypothesis tests were performed. The second stage was formulation of a tentative model…

This study of characteristics of black students from predominately black colleges asks: What are the grade-point averages of all students by department? What are the scores on national tests by department, sex, transfer vs. nontransfer and overall? What are the number of semester hours completed for each student by department and how did it…

The determination of whether or not the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a valid screening device to use with a culturally diverse populace was examined. The study was conducted at New Mexico State University (NMSU) using 2 sample groups. Sample A consisted of 560 Anglos and 101 Mexican Americans tested by the NMSU Counseling Center during a 2-year…

This study analyzed the 1974-75 freshmen academic scholarship recipients at Arkansas State University with respect to their academic potential (ACT scores and rank in high school senior class) and the size of high school from which they graduated. A further purpose was to determine the grade-point average that these students earned during the fall…