First-Year Academic Success: A Prediction Combining Cognitive and Psychosocial Variables for Caucasian and African American Students.

Ting, Siu-Man Raymond; Robinson, Tracy L.

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Publication Date: 1998

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First-Year Academic Success: A Prediction Combining Cognitive and Psychosocial Variables for Caucasian and African American Students.

Ting, Siu-Man Raymond; Robinson, Tracy L.

Journal of College Student Development, v39 n6 p599-610 Nov-Dec 1998

Explores academic performance of Caucasian and African-American college freshmen (N=2,600) in a Southeastern public research university. Four cognitive and 30 psychosocial and demographic variables were used to predict the students' GPA and retention. Findings reveal cognitive and psychosocial variables for predicting student success. (Author/MKA)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, Demography, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, School Holding Power, Sex Differences, White Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Noncognitive Questionnaire

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