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Joyce, Sharon T. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
What happens when former first-generation college (FGC) students successfully graduate from college and then aim for post-undergraduate education? The purpose of this dissertation is to compare differences between FGC students and non-FGC admissions profiles regarding end-of-first-year performance at UC Berkeley's School of Optometry. The aims of…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Optometry, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average
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Quevedo-Junyent, Lluisa; Aznar-Casanova, Jose Antonio; Merindano-Encina, Dolores; Cardona, Genis; Sole-Forto, Joan – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
In this study, we examined differences in dynamic visual acuity between elite and subelite water polo players and sedentary students. To measure dynamic visual acuity binocularly, we asked participants to indicate the orientation of a broken ring, similar to the Landolt C, which increased in size as it moved across a computer screen. Two different…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Visual Acuity, Comparative Analysis, Athletes
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Gross, Leon J. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1991
A study investigated the relationship between performance on basic science (BS) and clinical science (CS) national board examinations in optometry because many students do well on CS while failing on BS. Results indicated a high correlation between scores on the tests, underscoring the importance of the BS examination and the test's predictive…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Optometry