Reports a study attempting to test the hypothesis that Mexican-American students' cliquishness is related to their minority status, and that this may be tested in schools by comparing variance in achievement. (Author/JM)

Reviews a study of the performance of transfer students from Arizona community colleges to two Arizona universities. Transfer students' grade point averages and degree attainment rates were comparable to those of native students. Students transferring after two years at the community colleges outperformed those transferring after one year. (CRB)

Measures of academic job involvement, verbal ability, academic performance, and satisfaction with courses and with college in general, obtained for 155 students during the freshman year, were correlated with attrition on a two-year followup. Freshman grade point average and satisfaction with college in general were two significant predictors of…

Rated (N=410) letters of recommendation for personal qualities and indications of weaknesses. Grade point average was related to ratings of intellectual potential, academic performance, research ability, and motivation. Sex of applicant was not significant for any variable, however, referees tended to describe same-sex applicants as having more…

The development of a questionnaire for measuring instruction and studying the interaction between instruction and learning is described. The Course Perceptions Questionnaire measures the variety of instructional methods used in law classrooms as well as relevant student response to these methods. (Author/MLW)

Describes the current phenomenon of tightened entrance requirements for admission to many colleges and universities and their effects on high school curricula. Summarizes recent actions, designed to raise admissions standards, taken by universities. (Author/WD)

Tested whether male classroom behavior would improve or deteriorate in ninth grade sections made coeducational in contrast to sections which remained all-male. Dependent measures were number of detentions and course grades for conduct, effort, and academic achievement. (Author/DB)

A study to test the connection between "A" level grades and age at entry with degree performance at Oxford Polytechnic is reported. "A" level grades were found to be of little value in predicting degree performance. (MLW)

Females' and males' ninth grade scores for three cognitive tests and eight mathematics attitudes scales were used to predict mathematics performance. These scores significantly predicted mathematics performance 1-3 years later. Spatial visualization was an important variable, significantly predicting geometry grade for girls, but not for boys.…

For a sample of more than 900 college students and subsamples of at least 50 students in each of nine departments, concurrent validity coefficients were determined between scores on several examinations reflecting competencies in standard written English and an external criterion measure of cumulative college grade point average. (Author/CTM)

A job involvement measure adapted to reflect course involvement was unrelated to age, sex, class rank, and tested verbal ability. However, it was significantly and positively related to achievement motivation, locus of control, Protestant ethic attitudes, academic satisfaction, and performance. (Author/CP)

Grade inflation is defined and the interplay between grading and evaluation are discussed. A solution to the problem of grade inflation is proposed: persuade the faculty members at a number of leading institutions to regard C+/B- as the appropriate median grade. (MLW)

This article describes a meta-analysis of 75 comparative studies of an innovative method of college teaching, Keller's personalized system of instruction (PSI). The analysis establishes that PSI generally produces superior student achievement, less variation in achievement, and higher student ratings in college courses. (Author)

A study examined the relationship between Optometry Admission Test scores and pre-optometry or undergraduate grade point average (GPA) with first and second year performance in optometry schools. The test's predictive validity was limited but significant, and comparable to those reported for other admission tests. In addition, the scores…