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Perkhounkova, Yelena; McLaughlin, Gerald W.; Noble, Julie P. – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2006
This study examined second-term and second-year retention of freshmen (n=6,054) and nonfreshman transfer students (n=2,733) from DePaul University, a large, urban, private institution. The predictor variables included both achievement and noncognitive measures collected at DePaul and on the ACT Assessment. Two questions formed the basis for this…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Predictor Variables, Performance Factors, College Freshmen
Huntley, Renee M.; And Others – 1990
This study investigated the effect of diagram formats on performance on geometry items in order to determine whether certain examinees are affected by different item formats and whether such differences arise from the different intellectual demands made by these formats. Thirty-two experimental, multiple-choice geometry items were administered in…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Diagrams
Huntley, Renee M.; Welch, Catherine J. – 1993
Writers of mathematics test items, especially those who write for standardized tests, are often advised to arrange the answer options in logical order, usually ascending or descending numerical order. In this study, 32 mathematics items were selected for inclusion in four experimental pretest units, each consisting of 16 items. Two versions…
Descriptors: Ability, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Distractors (Tests)