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Personal Factors that Influence Deaf College Students' Academic Success
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Albertini, John A.; Kelly, Ronald R.; Matchett, Mary Karol – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2012
Research tells us that academic preparation is key to deaf students' success at college. Yet, that is not the whole story. Many academically prepared students drop out during their first year. This study identified entering deaf college students' personal factors as assessed by their individual responses to both the "Noel-Levitz College…
Descriptors: College Students, Grade Point Average, Time Management, Deafness
The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) as a Predictor of First-Year College Academic Success.
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Prus, Joseph; And Others – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1995
A study with 317 college freshmen found that the utility of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory to predict academic achievement, beyond that which could already be predicted by student background and entry-level variables, was quite limited. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Identifying At-Risk Gifted Students in an Early College Entrance Program.
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Schumacker, Randall E.; And Others – Roeper Review, 1995
The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory was given to 156 early entrants at the University of North Texas. The inventory successfully identified 90% of students who subsequently had academic problems (based on first semester college grade point average). Successful and unsuccessful participants differed in concentration and attention, ability…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), College Students, Early Admission, Gifted
Using the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory Scores as Additional Predictors of Student Academic Performance.
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Rugsaken, Kris T.; Robertson, Jacqueline A.; Jones, James A. – NACADA Journal, 1998
A study investigated the usefulness of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory in predicting college students' academic performance, focusing on whether the scores enhance the accuracy of traditional predictors such as college entrance examinations and high school rank. Results indicate the scores produce a slight but not significant increase…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Class Rank, College Bound Students