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Attrition in Online and Campus Degree Programs
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Patterson, Belinda; McFadden, Cheryl – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine how the mode of instructional delivery, campus face-to-face or online, affected dropout relative to students' academic and demographic characteristics. A quantitative study was conducted to analyze the academic and demographic characteristics of newly admitted, matriculated degree-seeking students (N = 640)…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Dropouts, Academic Achievement, Business Administration Education
Factors Affecting Academic Achievement in Graduate Management Education.
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Bieker, Richard F. – Journal of Education for Business, 1996
Analysis of the academic achievement of 71 business administration graduates indicated that scores on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) are more significant predictors of graduate performance than undergraduate performance is. The relationship between graduate performance and GMAT score differs for black students and white students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Administration Education, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Predictors of Performance at Business School and Beyond. Demographic Factors and the Contrast between Individual and Group Outcomes.
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Peiperl, Maury A.; Trevelyan, Rose – Journal of Management Development, 1997
A study of individual and group achievement of 362 London Business School students found the strongest predictors of individual performance were English proficiency and Graduate Management Admission Test scores. Younger students and married students performed better. No predictors of group performance were found. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education, Group Instruction, Higher Education
GMAT Scores and Undergraduate GPAs as Predictors of Performance in Graduate Business Programs.
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Wright, Robert E.; Palmer, John C. – Journal of Education for Business, 1994
ANOVA and split sample regression analyzed the Graduate Management Aptitude Test scores and undergraduate grade point averages (GPA) of 86 business administration graduate students. Test scores and GPA did not discriminate adequately between moderately low and very low performers in graduate programs. They appeared to predict academic performance…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Grade Point Average, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Predicting Success for Graduate Study in Business for English-Speaking and Non-English-Speaking Students.
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Hendel, Darwin D.; Doyle, Kenneth O., Jr. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
The predictive validity of the Admissions Test for Graduate Study in Business (ATGSB) and alternative predictors for English-speaking and non-English speaking students in a Master's Degree Business Administration Program were investigated. The ATGSB and other variables were found to correlate with success in the program. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Business Education, College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Grade Point Average
Predicting Performance of Above and Below Average Performers in Graduate Business Schools: A Split Sample Regression Analysis.
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Wright, Robert E.; Palmer, John C. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1998
The purpose of this split-sample regression study was to determine whether quantitative and verbal scores on the Graduate Management Admissions Test, undergraduate grade point averages, age, and gender differentially predicted performance for 198 MBA students. Findings suggest that commonly used predictor variables may predict achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Business Administration Education, Grade Point Average
The Predictive Validity of Selected Admissions Variables Relative to Grade Point Average Earned in a Master of Business Administration Program.
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Paolillo, Joseph G. P. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
Stepwise linear regression analysis determined the relative importance of the selection variables used in predicting graduate grade point average in a Masters of Business Administration program. Nonquantitative admissions measures which might be used for the same purpose are briefly discussed. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Business Administration Education, College Entrance Examinations
Predicting Academic Success of Students in a Master of Business Administration Program.
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Graham, Lawrence D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
Selection criteria at a graduate school of business were examined in a study evaluating the predictive validity of the Graduate Management Admissions Test and the Miller Analogies Test for 203 recent graduates. Implications of the correlations between test results and grade point average for admission policy are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Business Administration Education, College Entrance Examinations
Segmenting the MBA Market: An Australian Strategy.
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Everett, James E.; Armstrong, Robert W. – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1990
A University of Western Australia market segmentation study for the masters program in business administration examined the relationship between Graduate Management Admission Test scores, work experience, faculty of undergraduate degree, gender, and academic success in the program. Implications of the results for establishing admission criteria…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bachelors Degrees, Business Administration Education, College Administration