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Peer reviewedHartman, William T.; Bell, David P. – College and University, 1978
A study focused on two questions: whether the admissions rating scheme of Stanford University could effectively predict academic performance and whether students with different abilities gravitate to different academic departments. The relationship between academic performance and affiliation and such characteristics as sex and ethnic group were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Grade Prediction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMills, 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
