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Stewart, John C.; Murphy, Cheryl; DeVore, Seth – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The Big Five Inventory (BFI) measuring the 5-factor personality model was given to 440 science and engineering students in introductory physics classes at a large US university. Science and engineering students showed similar personality characteristics as would be expected from measurements of the general population, with women scoring…
Descriptors: Role, Personality Traits, Gender Differences, Science Education
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Haemmerlie, Frances Montgomery; Montgomery, Robert L. – College Student Journal, 2012
This study examined the role of academic performance factors, and personality traits as measured by the "Hogan Personality Inventory" (Hogan & Hogan, 2007), in the academic success and retention of undergraduate engineering majors. With regard to academic performance, the academic measures of ACT score and high school GPA were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Majors (Students), School Holding Power, Grade Point Average
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Oswald, Frederick L.; Schmitt, Neal; Kim, Brian H.; Ramsay, Lauren J.; Gillespie, Michael A. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2004
This article describes the development and validation of a biographical data (biodata) measure and situational judgment inventory (SJI) as useful predictors of broadly defined college student performance outcomes. These measures provided incremental validity when considered in combination with standardized college-entrance tests (i.e., SAT/ACT)…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Student Development