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Miller, Thomas E.; Herreid, Charlene H. – College and University, 2009
This is the fifth in a series of articles describing an attrition prediction and intervention project at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. The project was originally presented in the 83(2) issue (Miller 2007). The statistical model for predicting attrition was described in the 83(3) issue (Miller and Herreid 2008). The methods and…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), College Students, Higher Education, Student Attrition
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Mattern, Krista D.; Woo, Sang Eun; Hossler, Don; Wyatt, Jeffrey – College and University, 2010
Admissions committee members often speak of "it" as an important consideration during the admissions process; however, empirical evidence documenting the efficacy of "it" as a basis for admission is scarce. The purpose of this research was to test the validity of student-institution it as a significant predictor of college success--specifically,…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Predictor Variables
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Noble, Julie P.; Sawyer, Richard L. – College and University, 2004
This study compared the effectiveness of high school GPA and ACT score for predicting different levels of first-year college GPA. We estimated predictions of achieving first-year GPA levels ranging from 2.00 to 3.75 at 84 post secondary institutions. Both high school GPA and ACT score were effective predictors of achieving moderate levels of…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, High Schools, Grade Point Average, College Admission
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Chase, Clinton I.; Jacobs, Lucy C. – College and University, 1989
Analysis of use of high school grade point averages (GPAs) based only on academic course grades, not on all courses taken, as predictors of freshman academic success found that while academic GPAs reflect background variables promoting success more precisely, they do not predict success significantly better statistically. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, College Students
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Mills, Joan – College and University, 1978
Employed, upper-division undergraduates majoring in business were studied to determine what factors best predicted academic achievement. Among the contributing factors were freshman-sophomore grade point average and motivational or work-related variables such as goal orientation and number of hours worked. (SW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education, College Students, Employment
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Ancis, Julie R.; Sedlacek, William E. – College and University, 1997
Investigated the value of an instrument measuring noncognitive variables and scores on the Scholastic Assessment Tests as predictors of academic achievement of women college students. Found both noncognitive (especially demonstrated community service) and academic variables (mathematical and verbal skills) were significantly related to women's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Environment
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Sternberg, Robert J. – College and University, 2006
Is it possible simultaneously to enhance the academic quality of the student body and to increase its diversity? Assessments of creative and practical skills were given to college freshmen at thirteen varied institutions to supplement the SAT. Prediction of freshman-year GPA roughly doubled, and ethnic-group differences were substantially…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Success, Academic Achievement
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Young, Rodney W. – College and University, 1982
The 1963 freshman class accumulated a graduation rate of 15 percent over four years, 31 percent over five years, and 42 percent over 11 years. First semester grade point average is a useful predictor of academic success. It separates graduates from nongraduates, and roughly predicts time to graduate and semesters attended for nongraduates. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Graduates
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Gramet, Pamela; Terragina, Lorraine – College and University, 1988
A retrospective study of the quantitative and qualitative variables that were the best predictors of successful completion of a bachelor's degree in physical therapy supports continued use of qualitative measures such as interviews and does not support certain traditional quantitative variables. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Admission
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Gayles, Jonathan – College and University, 2006
The Freshman Index, a combination of SAT score and high school grade point average, is the primary mechanism facilitating admissions decisions at Georgia State University. This article examines the relationships between these three admissions criteria and the graduating grade point averages of Asian, Black, and White six-year graduates.…
Descriptors: Graduates, Grade Point Average, College Admission, Admission Criteria
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Dawkins, Marvin P.; Dawkins, Russell L. – College and University, 1980
The extent to which selected perceptions, experiences, and values are associated with academic performance for a sample of Black students at a large, predominantly White university is examined in a study done at the University of Maryland. Further studies of influences on academic performance in college are needed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Blacks, College Students
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Anderson, Joan L. – College and University, 2006
Data from graduate student applications at a large Western university were used to determine which factors were the best predictors of success in graduate school, as defined by cumulative graduate grade point average. Two statistical models were employed and compared: artificial neural networking and simultaneous multiple regression. Both models…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables, Success