Univariate and multivariate assessment of general achievement/aptitude indicated general achievement/aptitude is significantly delineated: by race and GPA for the population, nonexperimental freshmen, and experimental and/or control freshmen; by financial aid and attrition/persistence for the population and nonexperimental freshmen; and by…

The study is an attempted replication of a 1967 study in which the American College Test (ACT) was administered to a sample consisting of about half the high school seniors in Texas. The ACT battery measures students' developed abilities; in addition, pupil information questionnaires were administered in both years. Although there was a decline in…

This research investigated the impact of course placement decisions based on ACT scores or high school subject area grade averages (SGA) on ethnic and gender groups. Course success was predicted from ACT scores or SGA for four standard college freshman courses from 13 to 50 institutions. Mean between-subgroup differences in estimated probability…

This study looked at 1992 high school seniors to see how many of them would have met the new National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Proposition 16 eligibility requirements for freshman participation in Division I college varsity sports. The new, stricter requirements are based on a combination of the high school grade point average in…

The univariate and multivariate assessment of general achievement/aptitude for regular and disadvantaged freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha were investigated. Correlational (single and multiple) and variance analyses (Maximum n = 150) and chi square analyses (maximum n = 1,214) assessed American College Test (ACT) Composite scores…