Test of Reactions and Adaptation in College (TRAC): A New Measure of Learning Propensity for College Students.

Larose, Simon; Roy, Roland

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Publication Date: 1995

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Test of Reactions and Adaptation in College (TRAC): A New Measure of Learning Propensity for College Students.

Larose, Simon; Roy, Roland

Journal of Educational Psychology, v87 n2 p293-306 Jun 1995

The Test of Reactions and Adaptation in College (TRAC), a measure of students' personal dispositions toward learning, is presented. Results from 2 different samples of college students (n=1,081) indicate acceptable psychometric characteristics for the TRAC. The TRAC predicted college success better than high school weighted academic average did. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, College Students, Higher Education, Learning, Prediction, Psychometrics, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Use, Test Validity

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Language: English

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