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Tarver, Linda K.; Carr, Dan B. – 1983
Using a statewide sample of Louisiana's prospective teachers' results on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) (N=5,642), the investigation probed the relationships between NTE composite scores, Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) scores, and WCET subscores with selected predictor variables (overall grade point average (GPA); GPA in…
Descriptors: Competence, Education Majors, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationBragg, Ann Kieffer – 1982
A study was conducted to identify the number and mobility patterns of Illinois 2-year college students who transferred to 4-year colleges or universities in Illinois for the first time in fall 1979. In addition, the study sought to determine the pre-transfer characteristics of these students, i.e., age, sex, grade point average (GPA), program of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Masat, Francis E. – 1984
The use of "academic forgiveness," which allows students to be considered for readmission or graduation to college, is discussed, with attention to the procedures used by nine state colleges in New Jersey. The student is allowed an opportunity for low grades or other evaluations to be removed, under certain conditions, from grade point…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Records, Academic Standards, College Admission
PDF pending restorationBukowski, Joseph E. – 1974
The success with which freshmen cumulative point averages may be predicted from a combination of a student's high school rank, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score (Verbal) and SAT score (Mathematics) was investigated. A multiple regression formula developed by the College Entrance Examination Board was used to combine the three predictors into a…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
Gadzella, Bernadette M.; And Others – 1976
The study investigated (a) relationships between measures on study habits and attitudes, locus of control, achieving tendency, and semester grade-point averages (SGPA), (b) differences between the sexes on the above mentioned variables, and (c) best predictor of SGPA. The subjects were 39 males and 81 females. There were a number of significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Locus of Control
Clark, Robert M. – 1981
In 1981 a study was conducted at Kings River Community College to determine whether there were student characteristics that could help predict success in a college-level calculus course (Math Analysis I). Subjects for the study included all students enrolled in Math Analysis I in fall 1979 or fall 1980. Student records were examined to establish…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Educational Background
Download full textMinatoya, Lydia Y.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1980
A representative sample of 37 incoming Asian-American freshmen at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), reported their attitudes and perceptions on a number of personal and social issues. Forty-one percent attended UMCP because of its geographic location, and more than half came to learn skills directly applicable to a career.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Asian Americans, College Choice, College Freshmen
Manning, Winton H. – 1978
Graphs and charts pertaining to testing in affirmative action are presented. Data concern the following: the predictive validity of College Board admissions tests using freshman grade point average as the criterion; validity coefficients of undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) alone, Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores, and undergraduate…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Wilson, Kenneth M. – 1978
A longitudinal analysis of the records of performance of cohorts of minority and nonminority students in two different undergraduate settings was used to determine the predictive validity of admissions tests and school rank in determining long range and short range outcomes for college students. It was also hypothesized that the performance of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Cohort Analysis, College Students
Yeany, Russell H.; And Others – 1981
Reported are results of a replicated study designed to examine the relationships between university students' entry characteristics and achievement in biological science. Variables selected for examination included scholastic aptitude test (SAT) scores (quantitative and verbal); locus of control; grade point average; and achievement motivation.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, College Science, College Students
PDF pending restorationBreen, Edward; Dulaney-Sorochak, Jeanne – 1978
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the drop or withdrawal policies of the 29 tax-supported community colleges in Michigan, and to determine whether Macomb County Community College (MCCC) will have proportionately more hours dropped than most. As MCCC does not require formal withdrawal applications, permits withdrawal at any time,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Administrative Policy, Community Colleges, Courses
Munro, Fern H. – 1978
Students, families, colleges and funding agencies contributed data to determine the educational status of the alumni of Laguna-Acoma High School in New Mexico. Of the 749 students graduating from the school from its opening in 1964 to 1974, sixty-two students, or 8%, received a baccalaureate degree by August of 1978. New Mexico colleges and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bachelors Degrees, Class Rank, College Graduates
Ferguson, Richard L.; Brennan, Robert L. – 1979
Issues associated with the ACT (American College Testing) Assessment Program illustrate the need to assess college entrance examinations in terms of the variety of common predictive uses such as estimation of first year grade point average (GPA), or chances of obtaining a C average after certain semesters or in specific courses. Test developers…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Higher Education
Losak, John – 1978
Two studies investigated the effects of earning college credits for freshman year courses--as a result of performance on the College Level Examination Program's (CLEP) General Examinations--on later academic success. These are multiple choice tests of English composition, social science, natural science, humanities, and mathematics. Both studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Equivalency Tests
Chase, Clinton I.; Keene, John M., Jr. – 1980
Four groups of students were compared on cumulative grade point average, total credit hours attempted, and differences between predicted and actual grade point average (GPA). The four groups of students were formed by the semester in which they declared a major: students declaring in the third semester made up one group, those declaring in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Students, Credits
