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Dumont, Richard G.; Troelstrup, Richard L. – 1979
A pilot project in performance funding was conducted at Tennessee Technological University. A random sample of 112 seniors participated in a special assessment exercise involving the American College Testing (ACT) Battery and the ACT College Outcome Measures Project. The participants also completed a questionnaire designed to elicit self-reports…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, College Students, Conference Reports
Hoagland, Steven R. – Online Submission, 2006
Institutional accountability for performance and quality is an evolving topic with immeasurable appeal. Data and sources are abundant, but validated measures and meaningful information are scarce. While pursuing an approach centered on construct validity, this study transforms complex data into useful information. Correlation analysis reveals…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Reputation, Consumer Education, Graduation
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Beecher, Mark; Fischer, Lane – Journal of College Admission, 1999
Surveys college freshmen about different types of high school coursework and their relationship to academic aptitude and college success. Possible predictors of college success considered are the number of "academic,""aesthetic," and "practical" course credits, as well as high school grade point average, American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aesthetic Education, College Freshmen