The graduation and attrition patterns of black students at North Carolina State University are reported in an effort to provide data pertinent to minority students. Black students were identified after 1969 by means of an ethnic card completed during the registration process. The report is based on all black students (N=80) who entered NCSU as new…

A Purdue University study of veterinary school students' first-year grade point averages in relationship to several variables concluded that in addition to traditional criteria, performance in specific preveterinary courses (in this case, 2-semester organic chemistry) and personality measures contribute to predicting success in veterinary school…

Results indicated that manifest needs measures correlated significantly with grade point average (GPA) for males only; personal problem measures correlated with GPA for males and females; a manifest anxiety measure correlated significantly for males only; and scholastic aptitudes correlated significantly with GPA for males and females. (BJG)

In the two studies reported, students who wrote the CLEP and students who did not were compared in grade point average, graduate rate, and rate of progress. For both studies, the CLEP students performed at least as well as non-CLEP on all but one measure. (Author/LBH)

The relationship of seating choice to the number of verbal classroom responses, grade point average, and course grade was examined. When college students chose their seats, the highest achievers preferred the front row, center section, and more responses emanated from this area. When seats were assigned, there were no significant differences in…

Examined relationships between differences in counsellor trainee's perceived and measured need levels and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and grade point averages (GPA). GRE scores were generally inversely related to differences in measured and perceived needs levels' higher GRE scores were associated with smaller differences. (Author)

A sample of 903 physicians evaluated 10 aspects of their medical education for relevance and quality. Individual differences in retrospective satisfaction were related to premedical, medical school, and personality factors. (Author/LBH)

A longitudinal study of 68 college-educated men, studied when freshmen and upperclassmen and also in their early 30's, examined the academic predictors of maturity and a wide range of adult competencies. SAT scores, achievement tests, college grades, faculty ratings, and honors were related to measures of psychological immaturity. Implications for…

Differential prediction of two-year grade point average is reported for gender groups within university programs of study. Johnson-Neyman analyses indicated regions on the predictor score scales where differential prediction has practical impact for a significant portion of students. Careful selection of a subset of variables can reduce…

Examined anticipatory fit and residence hall social climate as predictors of health, adjustment, alcohol use, and grades. Person-environment fit was computed as the difference between participants' scores on the Ideal and Real forms of the University Residence Environment Scale a measure of the social climate of the residence hall floor.…

Describes a study that examined the relationship between academic ability or aptitude, as measured by grade point average and American College Test scores, and achievement with and without computer-assisted instruction. (15 references) (CLB)

Examined factual knowledge, as well as attitudes toward the elderly, relationships with academic achievement, experience, and cognitive styles. Baccalaureate nursing students scored significantly higher on the Facts on Aging Quiz than Palmore's (1977) sample of undergraduates. Accuracy on the quiz was associated with grade point average but not…

Individual student characteristics were used to predict the advising needs of 311 undergraduates. Needs for information and personal support were predicted by students' academic and personal characteristics. (Author)

Factors that contributed to successful residency performance by anesthesiology residents were examined in order to assist the program's selection committee in developing selection criteria. The best predictor of a resident's academic average in the anethesiology program was the number of years the resident had spent in other specialities.…

An analysis of data from a national longitudinal study of high school and college students revealed a consistent relationship between positive self-image in high school and both higher college-going rates and higher grades in postsecondary education. Implications for teachers, student personnel services, administrators, and policymakers are…