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Peer reviewedGoldman, Roy D.; Hudson, David J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1973
The findings of this study indicate that study skills and learning strategies may be more fundamental determinants of academic success than are abilities. (EH)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Learning Strategies, Majors (Students)
Peer reviewedGoldman, Roy D.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1973
Analysis of data on 256 freshmen who had completed the Mechanization Scale revealed that the relationship of mechanical curiosity to choice of major field was consistent for men and women; however the sexes did not overlap on mechanical curiosity. This finding is discussed as example of test bias for a nominal criterion. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Choice, Interests, Majors (Students)
Peer reviewedGoldman, Roy D.; Hewitt, Barbara Newlin – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was used to predict the major field choices of students at four large universities. Results strongly suggested that (a) mathematical ability is an important determinant of major field choice, and (b) the male-female difference in major field choice is largely mediated by the sex difference in mathematical…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Majors (Students), Mathematics
Peer reviewedGoldman, Roy D.; Sexton, Dennis W. – American Educational Research Journal, 1974
The effects of selecting students on the basis of their total high school grade point average are compared to the effects of using academic high school average. (MLP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Colleges
Peer reviewedHewitt, Barbara Newlin; Goldman, Roy D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1975
Results indicate that the sex difference in over-achievement is probably an artifact of the sex differences in major field choice. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Females, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedSexton, Dennis W.; Goldman, Roy D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1975
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, College Preparation, Grades (Scholastic)
Download full textGoldman, Roy D.; And Others – 1973
This study investigates the questions of why male and female college students tend to chosse different fields of study. Subjects were recruited by mail from the list of incoming Freshmen of the University of California at Riverside and sampled randomly to represent one fifth of the Freshman class. Since subjects were paid for their participation…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Guidance, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedGoldman, Roy D.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Adaptation Level Theory, College Admission, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction
Peer reviewedGoldman, Roy D.; Warren, Rebecca M. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1973
Paper discusses a study technique questionnaire given to students enrolled in upper division college classes. Multivariate analysis of variance was employed to compare the centroids of questionnaire responses of students in four major fields who had above and below average grades. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Discriminant Analysis, Grades (Scholastic)
Peer reviewedGoldman, Roy D.; Hewitt, Barbara Newlin – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1976
This study of test bias used Black, Oriental, Chicano, and White students to answer two questions: (1) Is grade point average prediction for Chicanos and Orientals similar to prediction for Blacks and Whites? and (2) Does major field mediate ethnic differences in test performance? (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, Ethnic Groups, Grade Point Average
