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Bandalos, Deborah L; Sedlacek, William E. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine, 1989
Pharmacy college admissions test scores and prepharmacy grade point average were examined as predictors of academic success in pharmacy school, with separate analyses conducted for White, Black, and Asian subgroups. Predictors differed markedly for the subgroups. Eight noncognitive variables were also examined for predictive power when combined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Blacks, College Entrance Examinations

McWhirter, Ellen Hawley; And Others – Journal of Career Development, 1996
A survey of gifted high school juniors (22 African Americans, 22 Hispanic Americans, 12 Asian Americans, 7 Native Americans) showed that 89% planned to earn at least a bachelor's degree. Those from larger towns, with greater academic comfort, and whose parents had higher educational levels were more likely to plan to attend graduate school. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, American Indians, Asian Americans

Feldman-Summers, Shirley; Ashworth, Clark D. – Journal of Social Issues, 1981
Discusses a study conducted among Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White women to: (1) identify the factors related to intention to report/not report a rape to various people; and (2) ascertain the usefulness of Fishbein's model of behavioral intentions, which consists of "perceived outcomes" and "perceived expectations" components,…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Community Influence

Alba, Richard D.; Logan, John R. – International Migration Review, 1992
Investigates home ownership differences among 12 racial and ethnic groups using the Public Use Sample data of the 1980 Census. Majority group members have the greatest probability of home ownership. Results support an assimilation perspective on home ownership. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks

Keith, Timothy Z.; Benson, Mark J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1992
This study examined the effects of school learning variables (quality, motivation, academic coursework, and homework) on high school students' grades across five ethnic groups using data from a national longitudinal study. Results indicated that the variables were important to students' grades. Asian-American students' learning was strongly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks

Kennedy, Eugene – Journal of Negro Education, 1995
Examines correlates of perceived popularity among black middle school students versus other groups. Survey responses from 24,024 eighth graders, their parents, teachers, and school administrators shows that, except for black females, athletic status yielded stronger correlations with perceived popularity. For black females, the strongest predictor…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Athletics, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Hunter, John E. – 1983
This paper reviews the now massive general literature showing that psychological tests are fair to minorities. This literature shows that there is no single group validity, there is no differential validity, and tests overpredict rather than underpredict minority job performance. Further evidence in regard to blacks is introduced from 51…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indians, Aptitude Tests, Asian Americans
Hoepfner, Ralph; Strickland, Guy P. – 1972
This study investigates the question of test bias to develop an index of the appropriateness of a test to a particular socioeconomic or racial-ethnic group. Bias is defined as an item by race interaction in an analysis-of-variance design. The sample of 172 third graders at two integrated schools in a large California school district, included 26…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Asian Americans, Blacks, Elementary Education

Bempechat, Janine; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1996
This study examined the relationship between attributions for success and failure and mathematics achievement in African American, Hispanic, Indochinese, and Caucasian elementary students. Students completed the Sydney Attribution Scale and Wide Range Achievement Test. Across groups, high achievement related to attributing success to ability, not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Asian Americans, Attribution Theory

House, J. Daniel – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1995
A study of 545 academically underprepared undergraduates found that attitudes were predictors of later grade performance, that academic background was more important than attitudes, and that initial learner characteristics did not predict grade performance similarly for each ethnic group (Hispanic, Asian-American, African-American, White). The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Asian Americans, Blacks
Gregory, Sheila T., Ed. – 2000
This book presents a collection of papers by educators and researchers who discuss various methods of improving minority student achievement. The 19 chapters highlight the achievement of students from kindergarten through college as follows: (1) "Discrepancies between Aspirations and Preparation of Low SES Elementary Students" (Dianne L.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Asian American Students, Black Students