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Peer reviewedCorlett, Donna – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, College Freshmen, Higher Education
Peer reviewedZimmerman, Wayne S.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
Undergraduate Educational Opportunity Program students were given a variety of traditional, cognitive, college achievement predictor measures and the scales of the Study Attitudes and Methods Survey. These measures were then used in a series of regressions to predict measures of college success. (JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Peer reviewedHess, Jonathan H.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
For 224 freshmen students, the degree of relationship was sought between two criterion measures (grade point average (GPA) and units satisfactorily completed) and four cognitive and eleven affective variables. High school GPA was the most valid predictor; affective variables explained only 40-60 percent as much variance as high school GPA.…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Ability, College Credits, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedWatkins, David – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986
Learning processes, as measured by the Approaches to Studying Inventory, contributed to the prediction of freshman grades of 181 Australians. Other measures, such as college entrance examinations, locus of control, and student background characteristics, had less predictive ability. (GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, College Entrance Examinations
