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Culpepper, Steven A.; Davenport, Ernest C. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2009
Previous research notes the importance of understanding racial/ethnic differential prediction of college grades across multiple institutions. Institutional variation in selection indices is especially important given some states' laws governing public institutions' admissions decisions. This paper employed multilevel moderated multiple regression…
Descriptors: Prediction, College Students, Grades (Scholastic), Race
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Reed, Cheryl L.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1972
Purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the inclusion of quadratic and/or interaction terms in a regression model would improve the prediction of student nurses' grade point averages. (Authors)
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Mathematical Models, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictive Measurement
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Bowers, John – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1970
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Disadvantaged, Educational Status Comparison, Grade Point Average
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Schuster, D. H. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1971
The purposes of this study were (a) to analyze the significant variables influencing committee decisions to readmit flunked-out students and, (b) to compare these with variables predicting grade point average after readmission. (Author/AG)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Admission Criteria, College Students, Grade Point Average
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Kallingal, Anthony – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Black Students, College Desegregation, Grade Point Average
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Goldman, Roy D.; Hewitt, Barbara Newlin – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1976
This study of test bias used Black, Oriental, Chicano, and White students to answer two questions: (1) Is grade point average prediction for Chicanos and Orientals similar to prediction for Blacks and Whites? and (2) Does major field mediate ethnic differences in test performance? (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, Ethnic Groups, Grade Point Average