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Loyd, Brenda H. – 1982
A random sample of October, 1979, test sites was selected to assess the potential bias of the ACT Assessment. From this sample, sites which tested at least five Anglos and five Hispanics were included; the final sample contained a total of 876 students (403 Anglo and 373 Hispanic). Using the primary hypothesis, "There is no interaction…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, English
Zarate, Narcisa – 1976
Factors which relate to academic success for university freshmen were investigated. Objectives were to: determine which of six independent variables were most highly related to and predictive of a 2.0 (C) cumulative grade point average (GPA), the dependent variable, for two consecutive quarters; determine which combination of factors could most…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
