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Download full textWestrick, Paul A.; Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2014
We examined the validity of using Compass® test scores and high school grade point average (GPA) for placing students in first-year college courses and for identifying students at risk of not succeeding. Consistent with other research, the combination of high school GPA and Compass scores performed better than either measure used alone. Results…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, College Readiness, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing
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Direct linkBeck, Hall P.; Davidson, William B. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2015
This investigation sought to determine when colleges should conduct assessments to identify first-year students at risk of dropping out. Thirty-five variables were used to predict the persistence of 2,024 first-year students from four universities in the southeastern United States. The predictors were subdivided into groups according to when they…
Descriptors: College Students, College Freshmen, Higher Education, School Holding Power
