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Download full textClark, Mary Jo – 1984
The 1980-1981 Graduate Record Examination General Test verbal and quantitative ability scores were examined for four age groups of test takers (those age 22 or less, 23-29, 30-39, and 40 or more), and two groups returning to graduate study many years after completing the bachelors degree. The late returners were those 9-15 years beyond the…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
Meltesen, C.; Lucas, J. – 1993
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) of 400 students who had attended WRHC in fall 1990 but failed to enroll in the subsequent term. The sample was divided into two groups: students who had completed fewer than 16 credit hours and those who had completed more than 16 but less than 48 credit hours. All of the stopouts were…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics
James, Lynne M. – 1997
The question of whether internal versus external locus of control for generalized expectancies of reinforcement is an important variable in working with college reentry students was examined in a descriptive study. Subjects were 24 women (9 Caucasians, 7 African Americans, and 8 Hispanic Americans aged 19 to 24 years) enrolled in a proprietary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
