Predicting Academic Performance: The Impact of Expectancy and Needs Theory.

Geiger, Marshall A.; Cooper, Elizabeth A.

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Publication Date: 1995

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Predicting Academic Performance: The Impact of Expectancy and Needs Theory.

Geiger, Marshall A.; Cooper, Elizabeth A.

Journal of Experimental Education, v63 n3 p251-62 Spr 1995

Both expectancy-theory and needs-theory variables were used to predict college student performance (overall grade point average) for 81 students. The average valence variable from the expectancy theory model was found to be the best overall predictor of actual academic performance, but the need for autonomy score was also a predictor. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, College Students, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Prediction, Reliability

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Language: English

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