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Kowitz, Gerald T.; Dronberger, Gladys B. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1977
Counselors developing evidence on the potency of affective education programs find that student autobiographies are a rich source of data. This article describes a system for counting words that relates to self, home, and school and how the frequency counts within categories discriminate among students by gender and academic classification.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Biographical Inventories, Humanistic Education, Measurement Techniques
Feild, Hubert S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1977
A longitudinal study was conducted to determine whether students' life history or biographical data could be used to predict their experiences in college. Significant relationships were found between the students' life history data and their subsequent college experiences. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biographical Inventories, College Students, Higher Education
Payne, David A.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1973
Assesses the effectiveness of a factored biographical inventory in predicting freshman GPAs, and suggests that biodata be considered in college selection. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biographical Inventories, College Choice, College Freshmen
