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Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; Wang, Ming-Te – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
Drawing on Eccles' expectancy-value model of achievement-related choices, we examined the personal aptitudes and motivational beliefs at 12th grade that move individuals toward or away from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations at age 29. In the first set of analyses, occupational and lifestyle values, math ability…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grade 12, Gender Differences, High School Students
Anderson, Ruth – 1971
This study was undertaken to determine the validity of the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) in general, the differential validity of each score of the DAT, and the effectiveness of high school rank (HSR) as a measure of past performance for predicting success in vocational programs in health careers. Data obtained for a sample of 127 students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Grades (Scholastic), Masters Theses
Dopkin, Doris L. – 1983
A New Jersey study identified aptitude and personality traits of secondary male students who elected nontraditional career-related programs in vocational education. The sample of 182 eleventh- and twelfth-grade students included males enrolled in nontraditional subject areas, females from these same program areas, and males enrolled in traditional…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Aptitude, Business, Business Education
Miller, George; Schill, William John – 1974
High demand for admission to Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) programs and limited state resource allocations for LPN training programs in Washington, have forced North Seattle Community College (NSCC) to utilize a selective admissions policy for its LPN program. Currently, prospective LPN students are required to obtain satisfactory scores on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education