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Mutchler, Virginia – 1978
Relationships among grade point averages and reading test scores were sought in an effort to learn whether successful students are characterized by good vocabularies, understanding, and rapid reading. Seniors within a few weeks of graduation and obtaining their elementary teaching certificates were given the Nelson-Denny Reading Test. Pearson's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Tippin, Keener A. – 1979
A study was conducted at the University of Missouri-Columbia (UM-C) to ascertain the performance of 465 Missouri community/junior college students who transferred to UM-C during the Fall 1976 semester. The students were assigned to one of five groups based upon the number of semester hours they transferred to UM-C. Their community college grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average
deWolf, Virginia A. – 1978
At the request of the Faculty Council on Academic Standards, a survey of university-wide admissions and graduation standards of 14 public and 6 private American institutions was undertaken. This report summarizes the university-wide admissions standards for freshmen and transfer students. Five specific requirements are dealt with and presented in…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Belock, Shirley – 1980
The transcripts of the 40 students who graduated from Castleton State College (CSC) with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1977, 1978, or 1979 were examined to determine whether registered nurses who graduated from associate degree programs earned higher grade point averages (GPA's) than registered nurses who graduated from hospital-based…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Transfer Students, Comparative Analysis
James, Bill – 1979
This report examines individualized instructional approaches to teaching, reviews of the literature in that field with specific reference to Upward Bound programs, and reports on a research study which investigated the relationship between an Activity Based Curriculum (ABC) and the academic performance of economically disadvantaged high school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Design
BARBER, WILLIAM H.; OLSON, OMAR L. – 1965
EXPERIMENTAL DATA WERE GATHERED ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PRECOLLEGE ORIENTATION AND ACTUAL PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGE. SPECIFICALLY, THREE APPROACHES WERE STUDIED--(1) AN INTENSIVE, 1-WEEK ORIENTATION EXPERIENCE HELD EARLY IN THE SUMMER PRECEDING COLLEGE, (2) THE TRADITIONAL FALL ORIENTATION PROGRAM, AND (3) NO ORIENTATION FOR COLLEGE. COLLEGE…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement, College Preparation, Dropout Prevention
Loyd, Brenda H.; And Others – 1980
The relationship was investigated between test scores obtained from the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), and the grade point average (GPA) at the high school and college level. The data used were unique in providing a longitudinal comparison of college students' performance with the results of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
Williams, Robert D. – 1979
A study was conducted to determine if there was a significant mean difference in achievement, as measured by the Advanced Test of the Graduate Record Examination or the Field Test of the Undergraduate Assessment Program, between six departments at the main campus and six departments at the extension campus of Florida Southern College. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Download full textGold, Ben K. – 1977
In 1976-77, Los Angeles City College (LACC) received the annual reports from 14 of the 19 campuses of the California State University and College System on the performance of LACC transfers. A synthesis of these reports produced the following highlights: (1) 856 transfers were reported; (2) the Los Angeles (65%), Northridge (17%), Long Beach (7%),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average, Institutional Research
Cunningham, J. R.; Lawson, Donald F. – 1979
Grade distribution patterns at Humboldt State University in California were examined over a five-year period on the basis of mode of instruction and by academic department. The grade distributions for each academic department were compared with the other departments within the same school, and the distribution for each school was compared with…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports, Departments
Hansen, Evelyn Unes; And Others – 1979
The fourth part of a 1977-78 comprehensive study of the individualized baccalaureate degree program of the General College of the University of Minnesota is reported. Using transcripts and other records, students' progress prior to and after admission to the program was studied, and the kinds and amounts of credit granted by the college were…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Departments, Equivalency Tests
Bell, Priscilla – 1976
In order to assess the effectiveness of the Survey of Reading Achievement Examination in placing freshmen into various levels of freshman English and in predicting scholastic achievement as measured by English grades and total grade point average (GPA), a study was made of 301 Los Angeles City College students chosen at random from the total…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, English Curriculum, Grade Point Average
PDF pending restorationImmenhausen, Richard L. – 1970
This paper analyzes the correlation between ACT scores and grade point average for Mexican-American students. Specifically, it compares the first semester grades of 32 Mexican-American students (Group I) and 32 non-Mexican-American students (Group II) who had comparable economic need and comparable scores on the ACT. Only students who completed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups
Caskey, O. L.; Duvall, Virginia – 1969
This study of disciplinary offenders at Texas Tech University was conducted in order to provide information for areas of the campus which deal with various disciplinary activities. The research was limited to those students who had been either suspended or given probation for violating a University regulation. The total sample consisted of 938…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, College Freshmen, College Students
Losak, John – 1971
Selected aspects of the remedial reading-writing program of Miami-Dade Junior College were evaluated. Placement in the program was designed as the independent variable. Grade point average, reading and writing test scores, continuation in college, and performance in regular college courses were dependent variables. Students earning a raw score of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average
