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Peer reviewedPedrini, D. T.; Pedrini, Bonnie C. – College Student Journal, 1976
Studied multiple assessors and predictors of single criterion and combination criterion for disadvantaged and regular freshmen (maximum N=143). Computed were analyses of variance and multiple correlations and regressions. Results are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedPedrini, D. T.; Pedrini, Bonnie C. – College Student Journal, 1975
The importance of reading in a course (content, evaluation, etc.) needs to be considered. This research involved 120 college students and compared the Revised Nelson-Denny reading scores (vocabulary, comprehension, rate) and a course grade. Questionnaire responses were also received. Vocabulary predicted about 35 percent of the grade variance.…
Descriptors: College Students, Grade Prediction, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
Peer reviewedPedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T. – Psychology: A Journal of Human Behavior, 1988
Studied American College Test (ACT) scores, sex, race, financial aid, and attrition/persistence as predictors of grades for college freshmen (N=208). Found for grade average predictions with attrition/persistence excluded, ACT or race was the first variable. Other stepwise predictors were generally not viable. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Grade Point Average
Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T. – 1973
Decisions are often made by administrators in higher education with regard to students and programs. Hopefully, the research literature will have a bearing on specific programs to be instituted at specific colleges. There is voluminous data and information in this field. Studies and summaries are presented for prediction of academic achievement,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Problems, Educational Programs, Financial Support
Download full textPedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T.
The study investigated the prediction of grade point average (GPA) for disadvantaged and regular freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the effectiveness, in terms of GPA, of an experimental program for disadvantaged students. Descriptive, variance, and correlational (single and multiple) analyses and chi square analyses related…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Disadvantaged Youth
Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T.
The univariate and multivariate assessment of general achievement/aptitude for regular and disadvantaged freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha were investigated. Correlational (single and multiple) and variance analyses (Maximum n = 150) and chi square analyses (maximum n = 1,214) assessed American College Test (ACT) Composite scores…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Blacks, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T.
The study investigated (1) the prediction of attrition/persistence for disadvantaged and regular freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and (2) the effectiveness, in terms of attrition/persistence, of an experimental program for disadvantaged students. Descriptive, variance, and correlational (single and multiple) analyses and chi square…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
