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Peer reviewedBalkin, Joseph – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1987
Open admission college undergraduates who were successful in college were administered the Adjective Check List, measuring Achievement, Aggression, and Deference. Achievement and Aggression accounted for 21 percent of the variance in grade point average (GPA). High School GPA was also found to account for 10 percent of the variance. (GDC)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Aggression, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction
Peer reviewedWilson, Russell C. – Community College Review, 1979
The Adjective Check List was administered to 142 high school completion (GED) students to determine whether their self concept differed from the general college freshman population. The GED students were more anxious, worried, critical of self and others, less self-confident, and less adequately socialized. (MB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, High School Equivalency Programs, Personality Assessment
Welsh, George S. – 1969
The Governor's School of North Carolina is a residential summer program for talented and gifted juniors and seniors from all over the state. It is designed to provide a distinctive educational experience and to serve as an experimental laboratory for innovative instruction. This handbook reports on an extensive testing program carried out at the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences
