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Direct linkMcDonald, Betty – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2008
This present study seeks to predict mathematical aptitude for higher education by examining the relationship between mathematics results from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) general proficiency examination and the results from the General Certificate of Education (GCE) advanced level examination. This present study arose from a more…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Higher Education, Schools, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMeeker, Frank; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Reports study of 288 graduate psychology majors to determine what variables correlated with grade point averages in psychology. Reports three clusters of significant variables: (1) high school grades in verbal areas; (2) achievement in college general studies courses; and (3) mathematics aptitude and achievement in college. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academic Records, Class Rank
Losty, Barbara P.; Broderson, Deborah D. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1980
The transcripts of 154 adult graduates of a nontraditional Bachelor of Arts program were compared to those of 103 adults who became inactive. The results indicate that both the background of the adult learner and the type of courses chosen for degree completion are predictors of success. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Records, Adult Dropouts, Adult Students
Peer reviewedCurrall, Steven C.; Kirk, Roger E. – Modern Language Journal, 1986
Describes an investigation of whether grades in an intensive French course could be predicted by combining information obtained in a brief interview conducted by the teacher with information from academic records. Results showed that overall grade point average is the best single predictor of performance in foreign language courses. (SED)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Aptitude Tests, French, Grade Point Average
Download full textBridgham, Robert G. – 1990
The purpose of this study was to explore the value of variables beyond undergraduate grades and admission test scores in predicting success in the preclinical curriculum of the College of Human Medicine of Michigan State University (East Lansing). Subjects included about 93 students with relatively low scores on the Medical College Admissions Test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average
Nelson, Alice M. – 1975
The findings and conclusions of an inquiry into the use and value of college academic records as a primary basis for predicting later occupational success are summarized. The inquiry revealed a wide variation in the meaning of grades from school to school. The quality of students accepted by different colleges varies widely. This variation is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, College Graduates, Colleges
Bingaman, David E. – 1989
The variables of Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, high school rank, emotional adjustment, motivation for grades, and sex were examined as they relate to the academic success of university seniors. Information from 208 members of the Class of 1988 from a Mid-Atlantic Region liberal arts college was collected through the Opinion, Attitude, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, College Entrance Examinations, College Graduates
Volkwein, J. Fredericks; Valle, Sondra; Parmley, Kelli; Blose, Gary; Zhou, Ying – 2000
This study examined factors that affect student learning and growth in four student populations: seniors who began as freshmen immediately after high school, students who transferred from two-year colleges, students who transferred from four-year colleges, and students who entered Bachelor of Arts programs after military service or work. The data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Bachelors Degrees, Cognitive Development
Noble, Julie P.; McNabb, Terry – 1989
A random sample of the records of all juniors and seniors tested under the American College Testing Program (ACT) during 1986-87 was selected to assess the relationships among the number and type of college preparatory courses students take, their grades in those courses, and their ACT test scores. Focus was on the impact of differential…
Descriptors: Academic Records, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
