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Fox, Richard N. – 1984
The first phase of a study to predict retention and withdrawal among disadvantaged students at an urban commuter institution is described. Variable selection for the study was guided by Tinto's (1975) and Bean's (1982) models. Pilot testing was undertaken to estimate some psychometric characteristics of Pascarella and Terenzini's institutional…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Commuting Students, Disadvantaged
Download full textSchellenberg, Stephen J.; Stephens, Charles E. – 1987
Directors of Research and Evaluation in school districts were surveyed about their methods in making school enrollment projections. The questionnaire covered school district size, minority enrollment, staff responsibility for performing projections, acceptable levels of accuracy, methodology used, special considerations, and use of the data. Fifty…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections, Information Utilization
Sarvella, John R. – 1979
An interactive, computerized model developed for Old Dominion University utilizes university historical data, demographic characteristics, projected selected economic variables and population figures by various age groups and planning districts to forecast enrollment, financial projections, and future fiscal conditions of the institution. The…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Computer Programs, Data Collection, Databases
Steinheiser, Frederick H., Jr.; And Others – 1978
Alternative mathematical models for scoring and decision making with criterion referenced tests are described, especially as they concern appropriate test length and methods of establishing statistically valid cutting scores. Several of these approaches are reviewed and compared on formal-analytic and empirical grounds: (1) Block's approach to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making
McDonough, Patricia M.; And Others – 1997
This paper presents a model of college choice that suggests that students' choice of college can be related to perceived "capital conversion" benefits. The model was tested on an evenly distributed sample (n=22,109) of students; one group attending elite colleges (with average freshman Scholastic Assessment Test scores of 1200 or higher)…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Capital, Cognitive Style, College Attendance
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
