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A Comparison of Students Who Followed Mathematics Advisement Recommendations and Students Who Did Not at Rochester Community College.
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Mercer, 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
An Evaluation of the Use of Major Selection to Predict Program Completion Rates of Career Oriented Liberal Arts Programs at Kirkwood Community College.
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
Policy Evaluation: Use of the PSB-Aptitude Test as an Admission Requirement for the LVN Program.
Firstman, Aranga – 1983
A study was conducted to assess the use of the Psychological Services Bureau's Aptitude Test for Practical Nursing (PSB Aptitude Test) as an entrance requirement for the licensed vocational nurse (LVN) program at College of the Sequoias. The study sought to determine whether the PSB Aptitude Test was a valid indicator of success in the LVN…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average
The Use of the Language Usage Section of the Differential Aptitude Test as a Predictor of Success in Freshman Level English Courses.
Digby, Kenneth E. – 1986
The admissions process at Fayetteville Technical Institute (FTI) currently relies on high school class rank, prior academic performance, and an admissions interview for placement. Faculty concern about students' writing ability prompted a review of the placement test program, which resulted in a recommendation to include a measure of grammatical…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Aptitude Tests, College Students, Community Colleges
General Psychology Assessment and Course Satisfaction Compared with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Whitney, Gloria D. – 1980
A study involving 211 students enrolled in eight sections of a general psychology course at Brevard Community College was conducted to determine if the course activities and testing methods were biased toward certain personality types, as defined by the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI); and to evaluate the usefulness of the MBTI as a learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Correlation, Course Evaluation
A Study of the Relationship between Student Placement Test Scores and Final Grades in Physics 121 at Pima College.
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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