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Drake, Samuel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The primary purpose of this study was to compare the results of the Michigan State University (MSU) unproctored examination to the results of the proctored examination. Both examinations are used to determine whether first time freshmen at MSU are ready for a standard mathematics course or if a remedial course is necessary. In addition to…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Grade Point Average, Tests, Calculus
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
Aleamoni, Lawrence M.; Oboler, Linda A. – 1977
This study compared the ability of the ACT Assessment Battery (ACT), the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and six other variables to predict first semester Grade Point Average (GPA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a "highly selective midwestern university". Additional purposes were to determine: (1) the effect of using…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing