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Pugh, Richard C. – J Educ Res, 1969
A version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (Chicago, February 10, 1968).
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Environment, Grade Point Average
Kramer, Gary L.; And Others – 1979
A study involving 42 randomly selected students enrolled in a developmental course at Trident Technical College in Spring 1979 was conducted to determine the impact of career information on students' career awareness, motivation, and academic achievement. Two sections of the course were designated as the control group and received only regularly…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Developmental Studies Programs, Grade Point Average, Technical Institutes
Kissler, Gerald R.; And Others – 1981
It is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from existing studies of the academic performance of college transfer students because of the fact that the findings of one college are generally not applicable to another institution. However, the university concerned with the retention and achievement of its transfer students can use these studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Download full textHengstler, Dennis D.; And Others – 1981
The relationship between personality characteristics and academic success of college freshmen at a predominantly female campus was studied, using the Myers-Briggs Type indicator (MBTI) to measure personality and first-year grade point average to measure academic success. The comparative effectiveness of the MBTI and the traditional predictors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
de Wolf, Virginia A. – 1978
The predictive validity of the equation used for determining entrance into the University of Washington's freshman class during the 1978-79 academic year is examined. The sample was comprised of all freshmen entering the university directly from high school in autumn quarter 1974 who had been tested through the Washington Pre-College Test Battery…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
Wolf, John C. – 1980
The predictive value of the high-school-level battery of the tests of General Educational Development (GED) for two-year college academic performance was investigated. GED tests scores were examined to determine if they could substitute for a complete high school record as a source of predictor data. Student record data from a registrar's office…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Equivalent Scores, Grade Point Average, Predictive Measurement
Essex, Diane L.; And Others – 1980
The predictive validity of the new Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) was examined; the validity coefficients were compared to those obtained from previous versions of the MCAT and from performance data gathered early in a first-year basic science program. Data were collected from about 400 medical students, including: (1) MCAT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
SHIMABUKURO, SHINKICHI; WOODRUFF, ARNOLD BOND – 1967
THIS STUDY WAS AN EXTENSION OF CRP-2284, WHICH RELATED METHODS OF PROGRAM USE TO LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS. 74 GRADE 8 STUDENTS TOOK A PROGRAMED COURSE IN GENERAL SCIENCE IMPLEMENTED IN 4 WAYS, (1) IN-CLASS STUDY WITH TEACHER-SCHEDULED PROGRESS RATE OR (2) STUDENT-SCHEDULED RATE, AND (3) OUT-OF-CLASS STUDY WITH TEACHER-OR (4) STUDENT-SCHEDULED RATE.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creativity, General Science, Grade Point Average
PDF pending restorationYARINGTON, DAVID JON – 1967
THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF READING DONE BY COLLEGE FRESHMEN AND THE NUMBER OF HOURS DEVOTED TO IT DURING AN ACADEMIC YEAR WERE RELATED TO APTITUDE AS MEASURED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING PROGRAM BATTERY (ACT) AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE. TIME CHART FORMS WERE USED TO COLLECT THE DATA. CHARTS WERE KEPT BY OHIO UNIVERSITY FRESHMEN MEN FOR 28 WEEKS. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
WHITE, JAMES H. – 1967
IN ORDER TO ASSIST TRANSFER STUDENTS WITH THEIR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, A SURVEY OF 166 SELECTED ACCREDITED 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF VARIOUS TRANSFER POLICIES. DATA ARE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO REGION, CONTROL, TYPE, AND ENROLLMENT SIZE. A MAJOR VARIABLE IN TRANSFER POLICY IS THE JUNIOR COLLEGE GRADE POINT…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Costs, Educational Counseling, Educational Policy
Hartman, Eugene L. – 1968
At the end of their junior year, in three colleges of the University of Missouri, junior college transfers were compared with native students, using as criteria (1) size of high school graduating class, (2) high school rank, (3) sex, (4) age at college entrance, and (5) the college of the University chosen for the junior year. The colleges were…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, Private Schools
PDF pending restorationGold, Ben K. – 1977
This study reports the performance of former Los Angeles City College (LACC) students who transferred to the University of California (UC) during the 1975-76 academic year. Results of the study showed: (1) 250 former LACC students transferred to UC in 1975-76 and of these, 15% were eligible to have entered UC from high school compared to 41% of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Followup Studies, Grade Point Average
Daly, Robert – 1975
A computer program was developed to compute the average Cooperative Reading Test-Total (COOP-T) scores, and the average School and College Ability Test-Total (SCAT-T) scores for students who took either one or both of these aptitude tests and enrolled at Santa Ana College (SAC) between 1969 and 1974. The averages were computed as a mean of the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends
Basonic, Lorraine – 1975
The academic suspension policy at Harrisburg Area Community College prescribes minimum grade point averages which must be maintained for students to remain academically eligible. In order to study the effectiveness of this policy, the faculty council held it in abeyance for a period of three semesters. The intent of this research was to compare…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Probation, College Credits, Educational Policy
Bowers, John – 1970
Factor structures and first semester grade point average validities for several college ability test scores are compared for regularly admitted freshmen and for freshmen admitted to the Special Educational Opportunities Program (SEOP) at the University of Illinois in September, 1968. Most students in the special program were Negro, averaged much…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Black Students
