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Manning, Wayne – 1992
A study was done at Panhandle State University (Oklahoma) examining whether high school grade point averages or ACT (American College Testing) scores provided a better predictor of freshman academic success. Study procedures included a review of the literature, meetings with the academic vice president and five deans, as well as examination of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Balint, Marilyn – 1988
A study examined the feasibility of using the Comprehensive Nursing Achievement Test as a predictor of nursing students' eventual success on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). The predictive validity of other factors, such as age, college entrance test scores, and grades in second-year nursing courses, was also examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Download full textMercer, Bonnie – 1995
A study was conducted at Rochester Community College, in Minnesota, to compare pass rates in a college-level mathematics class for mathematically underprepared students who enrolled in developmental courses and those who did not. The study population consisted of 73 students enrolled in Math 103, while data were collected on the student's final…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Counselor Performance
Koefoed, Julius O., Jr. – 1984
A study was conducted at Kirkwood Community College (KCC) to assess the role played by students' selection of a major as a predictor of academic success as measured by graduation from a two-year college. The study utilized computerized records and transcripts of students enrolled at KCC during fall 1974 through fall 1980. The records of a sample…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Educational Attainment
Abraham, Paul F. – 1990
English language assessment of non-native speakers of English (NNS) who apply for undergraduate study in the United States is examined. The analysis focuses on: the assessment of reading in light of its importance across the undergraduate curriculum, and the establishment of a base-line level of reading proficiency to which the proficiency of NNS…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations, College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis
Iadevaia, David G. – 1989
A study was conducted at Pima Community College to determine the relationship between the final grade received by students in an introductory, algebra-based physics course (PHY 121) and their scores on the reading, writing, and mathematics portions of the college's nonmandatory assessment test. Between 1983 and 1988, 639 students obtained a final…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Segal, Susan – 1988
Deficiencies in the format, content, and predictive validity of a high school credit-by-examination test in Spanish I were addressed in a study of the proposed adoption of the Level-1 1988 National Spanish Examination (NSE) and a 20-item supplement written by S. Segal that required students to write one-word answers. The NSE, sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, High School Students, High Schools
