Descriptor
Source
| Journal of College Admission | 1 |
Author
| Sawyer, Richard | 2 |
| Beecher, Mark | 1 |
| Fischer, Lane | 1 |
| Gifford, Vernon | 1 |
| Harpole, Sandra | 1 |
| House, J. Daniel | 1 |
| McNabb, Terry | 1 |
| Noble, Julie P. | 1 |
| Tarpley, Crystal L. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 7 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| ACT Assessment | 7 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Harpole, Sandra; Gifford, Vernon – 1985
This study was conducted to relate personal, cognitive, and school variables to physics achievement. The sample consisted of 435 students participating in the 1985 Mississippi State University Annual Physics Competition. The Student Background Questionnaire was planned and developed to collect information on each variable examined. The predictor…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, High Schools, Instructional Improvement, Performance Factors
Download full textSawyer, Richard – 1987
This report addresses the problem of sample size in developing prediction equations for college freshman grade averages under the American College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program. For the ACT Assessment, the prediction weights are estimated by standard least squares procedures. Because prediction weights are estimated regression coefficients…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction
PDF pending restorationSawyer, Richard – 1985
Whether adjustments to differential prediction observed among sex, racial/ethnic, or age subgroups in a college-level freshman class could be used to improve grade prediction accuracy for these subgroups in future freshman classes was studied. This study is based on the American College Testing program test scores, high school grades, and college…
Descriptors: Age Groups, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedBeecher, 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
House, J. Daniel – 1994
This study investigated the efficacy of noncognitive variables and academic background for the prediction of college grade performance and persistence. A total of 7,377 new first-year college students participated in the study, completing demographic questionnaires at the start of the school year. Data were also collected on American College Test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Class Rank, College Freshmen
Noble, Julie P.; McNabb, Terry – 1989
A random sample of the records of all juniors and seniors tested under the American College Testing Program (ACT) during 1986-87 was selected to assess the relationships among the number and type of college preparatory courses students take, their grades in those courses, and their ACT test scores. Focus was on the impact of differential…
Descriptors: Academic Records, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
Tarpley, Crystal L.; And Others – 1992
Factors that account for variance between groups of Mississippi students in their choice of college types were studied using data from the 1991 American College Testing (ACT) Program. The objectives of this study were to describe Mississippi students who plan to attend community or junior colleges and who took the spring 1991 ACT Assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Entrance Examinations
