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Rickes, Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The ability to predict accurately college freshman-year grade point average (FYGPA) in a way that minimizes the adverse impact associated with the predictors traditionally used as acceptance criteria has been an important and controversial topic for several decades. FYGPA is an important measure of educational performance because it is related to…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Predictor Variables, Ethnicity, College Freshmen
Friedt, Brian – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine if meta-analysis can be used to enhance efforts to identify evidence-based practices (EBPs). In this study, the quality of included studies acted as the moderating variable. I used the quality indicators for experimental and quasi-experimental research developed by Gersten, Fuchs, Coyne, Greenwood, and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Selection Criteria, Effect Size