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Underprepared Community College Students: Characteristics, Persistence, and Academic Success.
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Grimes, Sue K. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1997
Describes a study comparing the characteristics of college-ready and academically underprepared community college students. Reports that underprepared students demonstrated higher levels of test anxiety and a more external locus of control, but did not differ from college-ready students in self-esteem, grade point average, or learning-study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis