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The Association of Achievement and Date of Declaring a Major. Indiana Studies in Higher Education, Number Forty-Three.
Chase, Clinton I.; Keene, John M., Jr. – 1980
Four groups of students were compared on cumulative grade point average, total credit hours attempted, and differences between predicted and actual grade point average (GPA). The four groups of students were formed by the semester in which they declared a major: students declaring in the third semester made up one group, those declaring in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Students, Credits
Participation and Persistence in American Adult Education. Implications for Public Policy and Future Research from a Multivariate Analysis of a National Data Base. Direction Papers in Lifelong Learning.
Anderson, Richard E.; Darkenwald, Gordon G. – 1979
A study was conducted to analyze the sociodemographic determinants of participation, satisfaction, and persistence in American adult education in order to formulate recommendations for public policy regarding access to lifelong learning opportunities. Data were collected from questionnaire responses by a sample of 79,631 adults. Of the total…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Students
Predicting Grades in Specific College Freshman Courses from ACT Test Scores and Self-Reported High School Grades. November 1987.
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Noble, Julie P.; Sawyer, Richard – 1988
The validity of American College Testing Program (ACT) test scores and self-reported high school grades for predicting grades in specific college freshman courses was studied. Specific course grades are typically used to place students in remedial, standard, or advanced classes. These placement decisions, in turn, have immediate implications for…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods