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Assessing the Impact of the Cambridge International Acceleration Program on U.S. University Determinants of Success: A Multi-Level Modeling Approach
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Shaw, Stuart; Warren, Jayne; Gill, Tim – College and University, 2014
This article focuses on the research being conducted by Cambridge International Examinations (Cambridge) to ensure that its international assessments prepare students as well as other acceleration programs for continued study in U.S. colleges and universities. The study, which builds on previous freshman GPA data modeling work using data supplied…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acceleration (Education), Program Evaluation, College Students
Transitioning Transfer Students: Interactive Factors that Influence First-Year Retention
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Luo, Mingchu; Williams, James E.; Vieweg, Bruce – College and University, 2007
This study examined the diverse patterns of interactive factors that influence transfer students' first-year retention at a midsize four-year university. The population for this study consisted of five cohorts totaling 1,713 full-time, degree-seeking transfer students. Sequential sets of logistic regression analyses on blocks of variables were…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Program Effectiveness, Scholarships
Award of Transfer Credit: Policies and Practices
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Thomas, Loretta M. – College and University, 1971
Descriptors: College Credits, Credits, Educational Mobility, Higher Education
How Long Is a Credit? When Is a Course?
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Grose, Robert F. – College and University, 1970
This paper is an expansion of a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers in New Orleans, April 21, 1970. (IR)
Descriptors: Courses, Credits, Degree Requirements, Grades (Scholastic)
International Educational Relations and Exchange (Including Evaluation of Foreign Credentials and Foreign Study Programs)
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College and University, 1977
Covered in the proceedings of AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting were: foreign student admission offices; admission of students from American-type overseas secondary schools; AID's International Education Research File; sponsored vs. nonsponsored foreign graduate students; credential evaluation; English proficiency; Vietnamese and Cuban refugees; and…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Articulation (Education), Conference Reports, Credits