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Download full textCREAGER, JOHN A. – 1967
A THEORETICAL SCHEME WAS DISCUSSED FOR MATCHING STUDENTS TO COLLEGES THROUGH THE USE OF A DIRECTORY WHICH COULD CONTAIN PROFILES OF STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS AND OF COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS. EACH PROFILE WOULD CARRY A DESIGNATED INDEX NUMBER FACTORED FROM THE INPUT OF GIVEN CHARACTERISTIC VARIABLES. WHEN USED BY THE STUDENT AND HIS…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Planning, College Students, Colleges
Crooks, Terence J. – 1980
Six widely used college admissions variables and four course-specific measures (tests of entering mathematical skills and physics knowledge, and indexes of previous study of mathematics and physics) were correlated with final marks for 495 students in an introductory college physics course. The college admissions variables included scores on…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Class Rank, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Lewinson, Barbara – 1978
The study reported in this paper was undertaken to determine the number of blacks who graduated from a selected group of nine eastern universities between 1895 and 1945. Conditions and black student experiences during this period are considered and compared with the present. A short review of history prior to 1895 is provided to put into…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Admission, College Desegregation, Economic Factors
McLean, Daniel D. – 1978
A summary of factors involved in the college student selection process and implications for leisure service, recreation, and resource programs at colleges and universities are discussed. Criteria for student selection involve objective and subjective measurements of academic ability. Objective selection procedures include scholastic grades, rank…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Programs
DAVIS, JUNIUS A.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THESE CONFERENCE PAPERS, CONCERNING RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION, DISCUSS THE CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, THE COLLEGE RESEARCH CENTER, SENSIBLE ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES, CRITERIA PROBLEMS IN ADMISSIONS RESEARCH, STUDENT ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT FACTORS, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY, AND FEDERAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS.…
Descriptors: College Admission, Ecology, Educational Environment, Educational Policy
1967
VOLUME I OF THIS STUDY IN SUPPORT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION IN BATHURST, AUSTRALIA, CONTAINS THE TEXT OF THE RESEARCH, ARGUMENTS, AND PROPOSALS. THE APPENDIXES IN VOLUME II INCLUDE THE AMPLIFYING CHARTS, TABLES, QUESTIONNAIRES, SURVEY RESULTS, ETC. THIS PROPOSED COLLEGE DIFFERS IN CONCEPT FROM THE USUAL AMERICAN…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, College Curriculum, Foreign Countries
Friedman, Stuart M. – 1966
In order to make a computerized prediction study of population parameters in a junior college modestly equipped with modern data processing machinery, this study was designed to (1) develop an original data processing technique for scholastic prediction, (2) derive and evaluate a set of variables for predicting the success of new students, (3)…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Freshmen, College Students, Computers
Fisher, Stephen H. – 1976
Written as a guide to be used in the admission and placement of students from the United Kingdom in U.S. institutions of higher education, this study discussed the educational system of the United Kingdom. The British approach to education is compared to and explained in relation to the U.S. approach. Following a summary of the organization of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Certification, College Admission, Comparative Education
Bronx Community Coll., NY. – 1972
Data were collected about certain pre-open admissions characteristics of a College, which could serve as a basis for evaluating related post-open characteristics. The College and University Environment Scale was selected for the study, because it seemed to come closest to measuring the dimensions of college "climate" believed to be…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Environment, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1968
The papers included in this collection are (1) "Problems and Issues Confronting the Admissions Community" by Clyde Vroman; (2) "Frozen Assumptions in Admissions" by B. Alden Thresher; (3) "The Effect of Federal Programs on Admissions Policies" by John F. Morse; (4) "State Plans for Higher Education and Their Influence on Admissions" by Charles W.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Admission (School), College Admission
Stanley, Julian C. – 1970
A review of the literature indicates that although some authors maintain that scholastic aptitude test scores of disadvantaged students are not clearly associated with college grades (Clark and Plotkin, 1963), most researchers have found the opposite to be true. Some selective institutions emphasize the disadvantaged student's persistence, rather…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission (School), Aptitude Tests, College Admission
Willingham, Warren W. – 1970
The purpose of this study was to describe the degree of accessibility of all higher education institutions in the country and to estimate the proportion of various populations living within commuting distance of those colleges judged easily accessible or free-access institutions. The main idea was to put together an analysis of educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Demography
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1970
The charge of the Commission on Tests was to undertake a thorough and critical review of the College Board's testing functions in American education, to consider possibilities for fundamental changes in the present College Board tests and their use, and to make recommendations to the Board based on its conclusions. After reviewing current…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Choice, College Entrance Examinations, Credentials
Mittelholtz, Erwin F.; Antell, Will – 1969
The 1968-69 Annual Report on the Minnesota State Indian Scholarship Program is divided into sections: (1) the state law establishing scholarships for Indian students in Minnesota, with a summary of appropriations from 1957 to 1970; (2) a list of the members of the Minnesota Indian Scholarship Committee; (3) a summary on state Indian scholarships…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, College Admission, Disadvantaged Youth
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Seattle. Research and Planning Office. – 1973
The Community Involvement Program is a statewide community college program in Washington offering credit for community-based learning. Excerpts from several Community Involvement Program reports are presented: (1) overview of the Community Involvement Program (from the final report)--the CIP facilitated the development of a community-based…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Credits, Community Colleges, Community Involvement
