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Direct linkNgo, Federick; Chi, W. Edward; Park, Elizabeth – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
We explore possibilities for placing community college students in math using non-cognitive measures, such as indicators of motivation or students' educational plans. First, we use supplemental administrative data gathered during routine placement testing in a large urban community college district in California to conduct predictive exercises…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Mathematics Skills, Measures (Individuals)
Download full textCurtis, David D.; Mlotkowski, Peter; Lumsden, Marilyn – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
Taking a break between completing high school and entering university is common overseas, and is becoming more popular in Australia. There are many reasons why young people take a gap year. It may be to travel, to take a break, to study, or to work. The authors' definition of a "gapper" is a young person who commenced university one to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cohort Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables
Lumsden, Marilyn; Stanwick, John – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
Taking a gap year--a break between high school and university--is becoming increasingly popular with Australian students. In terms of length and purpose, the traditional notion of a gap year being a year off between school and university has expanded considerably over time. For the purposes of the analysis reported in this paper, a person who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Vocational Education
Tussey, Jim – 2002
Anxiety has been shown to have detrimental effects on students in the classroom. This study examined the relations between motivational variables and anxiety. In particular, this study utilized goal orientation theory to examine whether the personal goals a student adopts and the goal structures a student perceives in the classroom are predictors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Classroom Environment, Goal Orientation
Boese, Larry; Briggs, Linda – 1991
In 1991, a study was conducted to determine which student characteristics contributed to success and progression through the English skills course sequence at Sacramento City College. The 371 students in the study were enrolled in selected remedial/developmental English classes or in College Composition (English 1A) at the beginning of spring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, English Curriculum
Rogers, Raymond – 1979
Prior to attending Mount Wachusett Community College, Massachusetts, all freshmen are required to undertake a Comparative Guidance and Placement (CGP) test which yields raw scores in reading, sentences, math, and academic motivation. Based on the scores on the continuous independent variables measured by the CGP test and the dichotomous…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Females
