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Britton, Ronald B. – 1976
Sixty randomly selected College of Education Division freshmen from a major midwestern university were administered the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) as they entered and exited their freshman year. Twelve of the OPI's fourteen factor-analyzed personality characteristic scales were used. For each OPI personality characteristic used, two null…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Higher Education, Personality Change
Download full textKeller, John M.; Pugh, Richard C. – 1974
Sex differences in the correlations between Rotter's Internal-External (I-E) Control of Reinforcement Scale and the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) are predicted, based on a theoretical expectation of a relationship between I-E and adjustment, and previous research. Both tests were administered to 140 male and 130 female college freshmen.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Locus of Control
Kuh, George D.; Ardaiolo, Frank P. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1979
The Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) was administered to first year adult learners and to traditional age freshmen from the same multicampus university. Older students exhibited more intellectual and social-emotional maturity. Personality functioning of adult learners at the commuter campus was more like that of younger students. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences, College Freshmen
Cohen, Arthur M.; Brawer, Florence B. – 1970
A compilation of selected research on students in higher education is presented along with a review of two studies on personality and demographic characteristics of junior college students. The personality study was designed to identify potential dropouts, and the demographic study was used to measure heterogeneity and homogeneity among junior…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Freshmen, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Peer reviewedHolmes, Catherine M.; And Others – Journal of Psychology, 1980
Descriptors: Black Students, College Freshmen, Group Dynamics, Leaders
Kuh, George D. – 1980
A study attempted to substantiate empirically whether changes occurred in the personality functioning of adult learners and traditional-age students during the first year of college. The Omnibus Personality Inventory and companion questionnaires were administered to randomly selected groups of students from two campuses of a midwestern state…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
Brawer, Florence B. – 1973
A new method of assessing college students that yields a full, multidimensional profile of the student's total personality is presented in the 12 chapters of this book. Chapter 1 provides theoretical formulations based on empirical data. In Chapter 2, three concepts that are basic to the central construct are described. The central construct is…
Descriptors: Books, College Freshmen, College Students, Community Colleges
Esp, Barbarann – 1977
New College at Hofstra University is an alternative to the conventional liberal art program; students achieve the traditional liberal arts goals through a curriculum which is more flexible in structure and more varied in modes of educational experiences offered. A profile of the characteristics of students choosing to attend New College was…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Freshmen, Demography, Educational Objectives
Morgan, George A. – 1972
The effects of a new curriculum, introduced at Hiram College in 1969, which emphasized interdisciplinary studies, increased freedom and responsibility, and eliminated traditional graduation requirements in favor of nondepartmental courses, more electives, and more individual faculty attention for freshman, were studied. The research strategy was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Tests, College Freshmen, College Students
