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Bonfa, Antonella; Freddano, Michela – Online Submission, 2012
The article analyses the gender effects on student achievement at University of Genova and it is a part of the research performed by the University of Genova called "Benchmarks interfaculty students: Development of a gender perspective to find strategies to understand what leads students to success in their studies", financed by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis, Gender Differences
Losty, Barbara P.; Broderson, Deborah D. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1980
The transcripts of 154 adult graduates of a nontraditional Bachelor of Arts program were compared to those of 103 adults who became inactive. The results indicate that both the background of the adult learner and the type of courses chosen for degree completion are predictors of success. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Records, Adult Dropouts, Adult Students
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Currall, Steven C.; Kirk, Roger E. – Modern Language Journal, 1986
Describes an investigation of whether grades in an intensive French course could be predicted by combining information obtained in a brief interview conducted by the teacher with information from academic records. Results showed that overall grade point average is the best single predictor of performance in foreign language courses. (SED)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Aptitude Tests, French, Grade Point Average