The purpose of the study was to determine whether the Readiness for Education At a Distance Indicator (READI) assessment tool could predict student success in an online basic communication course through a comparison of students' scores on the READI assessment to students' final grade point average (GPA) in an online course. The population of the…

This study compares two groups--Bronx Community College graduates who went, as juniors, to City College of New York and to Hunter (Bronx) in September 1965 and 60 native juniors at the same two upper-division colleges. At CCNY there was a slight difference in graduation rate between transfers and natives; at Hunter (Bronx), there was none. Of the…

This study was designed in 1958 to gather two kinds of data: vocational, personal, and educational experiences of 300 freshmen (220 men; 80 women); and their evaluation of the effects of college on their lives. Overall results are given here; other results will appear later. By 1960, the many observations included: 54% valued their courses most…

This study examines hospitality programs from the enabling legislation in 1961, which provided for an advisory committee to the Hotel and Restaurant Commission on education. Its purpose was to employ a director of the programs and two field representatives or consultants to offer on-the-job assistance to managers and employees in the state's…

Characteristics, experiences, attitudes, and present status of 1968-70 Santa Fe Junior College (SFJC) graduates were determined along with existing differences between those now attending school full-time and those not doing so. A questionnaire was mailed to 1202 graduates; 666 (55%) responded. The results concentrate on four areas: demographic…

This survey was a followup of the college experiences and achievements of 4009 second-year students at 29 two-year colleges. Students gave data on their background and plans, participation in non-academic activities, financial and work status, and general satisfaction with the college. Most planned to transfer to a 4-year college. They were…

The accomplishments and activities of Project Follow-Through, a system designed to gather data from college students, are reported for the first six months of its development (July 1 through December 31, 1968). The system will gather data from students at three distinct points during their junior college careers: (1) at their initial application…

For this third in a series of studies, a 9-item questionnaire was sent to full-time students who had attended one or two semesters in the 1966-67 school year, but had not returned for fall 1967. The responses were correlated with nine items of students' background information; the results are shown in thirteen tables. Among the findings were: (1)…

This follow-up study of the 1963-64 philosophy students at San Bernardino Valley College (California) sought to answer these questions: (1) What kind of student enrolls in philosophy? (2) Is he usually capable of transfer? (3) If he transfers, will he take additional philosophy courses? (4) Is he likely to finish his bachelor's degree? and (5) Why…

General personal, occupational, and school experience data were gathered from students who enrolled in the Orange Coast Junior College District in the fall 1968, but failed to return in the spring. These data became part of the storage and retrieval system of Project Follow-Through, a joint study sponsored by the Junior College District and the…

Differences between returning and non-returning students in the Orange Coast Junior College District (California) are the focus of this first in a series of similar reports. Data were initially obtained from students enrolling in the district during the fall of 1968, and have been continuously gathered from new, continuing, and non-returning…

This is the second progress report on an information storage and retrieval system that will gather data from junior college students while they are enrolled and after they leave college. Problems that have been encountered are discussed, and the general system procedure is documented with program descriptions. The first progress report of this…

For three years (including 1968-69), remedial English has been taught at Golden West College (California) to groups of 200-365 students. Follow-up studies, begun with the opening of the College, have indicated that the student who completes the remedial program and proceeds to freshman composition has a better chance of success (C or better) than…

This is the third progress report on Orange Coast Junior College District's standardized data storage and retrieval system, a system that gives the District the ability to evaluate their programs and analyze student attrition. Progress Report I (ED 027 007) contains a description of the sample population, while Progress Report II (ED 035 410)…

In the spring of 1966, a follow-up study of the original form of the ACT Student Profile Section (SPS) was conducted at 35 colleges. As a part of the larger study, this report investigates the question of how accurately the students' pre-college responses predicted their behavior and plans during the first year of college. The follow-up data were…