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Geiser, Saul – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2020
One of the major claims of the report of University of California's Task Force on Standardized Testing is that SAT and ACT scores are superior to high-school grades in predicting how students will perform at UC. This finding has been widely reported in the news media and cited in several editorials favoring UC's continued use of SAT/ACT scores in…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Standardized Tests, College Admission
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Gehrke, Sean – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
In this study the differences in ecumenical worldview development are examined by race for 3,300 college students from 135 institutions. Results indicate that all students exhibited significant growth through college in ecumenical worldview, and students of color (Black, Asian, and Latino students) exhibited significantly higher levels of…
Descriptors: World Views, College Students, Individual Differences, Racial Differences
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Schneider, Stephanie H.; Duran, Lauren – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2010
In 2007-08 and 2008-09, 2,500 randomly-selected middle school students completed an annual survey on school climate and character development. In examining differences based upon grade, gender, race/ethnicity, school, and length of program participation, significant differences were found for all but length of program participation. Responses of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Educational Environment, Values Education, Student Surveys
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Grov, Christian; Bimbi, David S.; Nanin, Jose E.; Parsons, Jeffrey T. – Journal of Drug Education, 2006
Reported rates of recreational drug use among gay and bisexual men are currently rising. Although there has been much empirical research documenting current trends in drug use among gay and bisexual men, little research has empirically contrasted differential rates across urban epicenters, while even less has addressed racial or ethnic variation…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Pacific Islanders, Males, Homosexuality
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Cosden, Merith; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1993
Differences in the age of entry to kindergarten and the use of kindergarten retention as functions of a child's sex and ethnicity were assessed for over 1,800 Anglo and Latino kindergarten students in 3 California school districts. Impact of these policies on early school failure are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis