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David, Remigius – 1979
Grade reports of Southeastern Louisiana University from 1970-71 through 1978-79 were examined to determine whether grade inflation occurred in relation to scores on the American College Testing (ACT) program. Both ACT and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores have been declining nationally, while university registrars report that student grades at the A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Grade Inflation, Grades (Scholastic)
Download full textPerkhounkova, Yelena; McLaughlin, Gerald W.; Noble, Julie P. – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2006
This study examined second-term and second-year retention of freshmen (n=6,054) and nonfreshman transfer students (n=2,733) from DePaul University, a large, urban, private institution. The predictor variables included both achievement and noncognitive measures collected at DePaul and on the ACT Assessment. Two questions formed the basis for this…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Predictor Variables, Performance Factors, College Freshmen
Keene, James W. – 1968
A followup study of the 1966 and 1967 graduates of the registered nurses program at Foothill College (Calif.) sought to identify characteristics which distinguished students who completed the program from those who did not graduate, analyze scores on the state licensing examination for the licensing of nurses to determine what significant…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Dumont, Richard G.; Troelstrup, Richard L. – 1979
A pilot project in performance funding was conducted at Tennessee Technological University. A random sample of 112 seniors participated in a special assessment exercise involving the American College Testing (ACT) Battery and the ACT College Outcome Measures Project. The participants also completed a questionnaire designed to elicit self-reports…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, College Students, Conference Reports
Tweddale, R. Bruce – 1975
The Americam College Test (ACT) assessment results for 441 freshmen who entered Grand Valley State Colleges (GVSC) in fall 1973, and who were still enrolled in fall 1974 were compared to the results for 324 freshmen who entered GVSC in fall 1973 and who were not enrolled in fall 1974. Comparisons were made of ACT test scores, self-reported high…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Attrition (Research Studies), Career Choice, Cluster Colleges
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Community Coll. Services. – 1970
This is a summary of 30 recent graduate studies in terms of (1) problem statement, (2) procedure description, and (3) significant findings. Most of the studies deal with the junior college student, and include reading achievement levels and scholastic performance, achievement and retention effects of course load requirements, and attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Correctional Education, Educational Research
