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Peer reviewedPedrini, Bonnie; Pedrini, D. T. – Reading Improvement, 1977
Shows that attrition/persistence (dropouts or students not continuously enrolled versus students continuously enrolled) is the primary, significant, single variate in the prediction of grades, and that attrition/persistence and American College Test (ACT) scores are the significant multiple variates in the prediction of grade point average. (RL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics
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The study investigated (1) the prediction of attrition/persistence for disadvantaged and regular freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and (2) the effectiveness, in terms of attrition/persistence, of an experimental program for disadvantaged students. Descriptive, variance, and correlational (single and multiple) analyses and chi square…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
