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Payne, David A.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences

Walker, Betty A.; Robinson, Rick – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
A semantic differential instrument was devised to predict success of counselor-trainees in a practicum course. The instrument was not useful in predicting success. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Counseling Instructional Programs, Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Training, Predictor Variables

Haney, Russell; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1976
This study involved the determination of the relationship between each of 15 predictor variables (primarily reflecting cognitive abilities and study skills) and each of 13 criterion measures representing course grades and scores on the National League for Nursing Achievement Tests. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Blacks, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education, Mexican Americans

Ayers, Jerry B.; Rohr, Michael E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade Point Average, Higher Education

Neely, Renee – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
Discriminant function analysis was used to predict which college students were graduated in four years, were still enrolled after four years, left the college in good academic standing, or left after being on probation. Results were moderately successful. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: College Credits, College Graduates, College Students, Discriminant Analysis

Richards, James M.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Investigated the prediction of success in the six-year combined undergraduate and medical education program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Implications for selection policy are considered. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Individual Development, Instructional Innovation, Medical Education

Corlett, Donna – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, College Freshmen, Higher Education

Federici, Louise; Schuerger, James – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Investigated extent to which traditional indices (test scores, undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation) and less traditional measures (interview ratings and biographical information) would predict each of two criteria of success in a subdoctoral program in applied psychology: a) academic competency (graduate GPA) and b) faculty ratings of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Graduate Study

Pristo, L. J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
Using grade point average and graduation-nongraduation as two separate criteria and eight predictor variables selected from doctoral applicants' folders at an Arizona university, a canonical correlation of .624 for a sample of 65 graduate students shrank to -.095 for a cross validation sample of 21 students. (CTM)
Descriptors: College Admission, Correlation, Doctoral Programs, Grade Point Average

Shechtman, Zipora – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
The effectiveness of an abridged group assessment procedure in predicting initial teaching success, where success was measured largely through practice teaching evaluations, was tested with a sample of 247 female graduates of a teacher training college in Israel. Results justify use of the assessment in the college admission process. (SLD)
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Beginning Teachers, College Admission, College Graduates

Graham, Lawrence D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
Selection criteria at a graduate school of business were examined in a study evaluating the predictive validity of the Graduate Management Admissions Test and the Miller Analogies Test for 203 recent graduates. Implications of the correlations between test results and grade point average for admission policy are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Business Administration Education, College Entrance Examinations