Determines (1) degree of relationship between selected objective background variables and academic achievement in an upper-division bachelors degree program in nursing, (2) which variables would add to the efficiency of a regression function for predicting achievement, and (3) what the accuracy of this optimum regression function would be. (RC)

The incremental effectiveness of the American College Testing Program Examination (ACT) is studied along with the effectiveness of the ACT alone and of high school grade-point average alone in predicting differential success in a three year nurses' training program for 199 students over a 10-year period. (Author/DEP)

The psychometric analyses of a previous study of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale were replicated in a study with 111 female nursing and medical educators. Results support the previous findings challenging the proposed theoretical structure but supporting the reliable measurement of some as-yet-unclear dimension by the instrument. (SLD)

An investigation of the correlations between scores on subtests of the National League for Nursing Achievement Tests and scores on the corresponding sections of the Ohio State Board Licensure Examinations revealed significant relationships on all five of the content-similar subtests. (Author/JKS)

This study involved the determination of the relationship between each of 15 predictor variables (primarily reflecting cognitive abilities and study skills) and each of 13 criterion measures representing course grades and scores on the National League for Nursing Achievement Tests. (Author/RC)

Used samples of 142 management and 123 nursing undergraduates to evaluate the psychometric properties and factor structure of the newly developed Form S (short form) of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (G. Watson and E. Glaser, 1964, 1994). Results provide only limited support for Form S, and further refinement is suggested. (SLD)