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Self-Directed Learning in Preparatory-Year University Students: Comparing Successful and Less-Successful English Language Learners
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Alghamdi, Fatimah M. A. – English Language Teaching, 2016
There is consensus among those involved in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in the Saudi educational context that students' achievement in language learning is below expectations. Much research has been directed towards finding the reasons for low achievement amongst learners. However, very few studies have looked at parameters of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
The Relationship of Aptitudes to the Performance of Skilled Technical Jobs in Engine Manufacturing. Technical Report 1982-5 [and Supplement].
Daniel, Mark; And Others – 1982
A study examined the relationship of aptitudes to the performance of skilled technical jobs in engine manufacturing. During the study, several approaches were utilized, including criterion-referenced validation, taxonomic validation, construct validation, and detailed anlaysis of the behaviors involved in performing the jobs. The study sample…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Engines, Job Analysis
The Validity of A Measure of "Academic Motivation" for Forecasting Freshman Achievement at Seven Liberal Arts Colleges.
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Wilson, Kenneth M. – 1974
Seven liberal arts colleges participated in exploratory studies designed to determine the predictive value vis-a-vis freshman grades of scores from a 208-item, self-report inventory, the Personal Values Inventory (PVI). The PVI was developed to yield scores relatively independent of traditional measures of scholastic aptitude but at the same time…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
The Use of Non-Cognitive Variables in the Prediction of Black Freshmen's Academic Performance. SAIR Conference Paper.
Rogers, Brenda H. – 1984
The validity of William Sedlacek's Non-Cognitive Questionnaire (NCQ) for predicting college grade point average (GPA) of black freshmen was studied with 259 black freshmen at North Carolina State University. The relationship of the 24 NCQ items to their first-year GPA was examined through regression analyses. In the past the regression model on…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Aptitude Tests, Black Students, College Admission
The Diagnostic Questionnaire Was Fast and Rough, But It Was Also Good Enough: We Can Identify Potential Dropouts from among Freshmen Entering California Community Colleges: Here for the First Time Is a Close Look at the Most Important NorCal Potential Dropout Diagnostic Questionnaire Items and Their Respective Simplified Response Weightings.
Kester, Donald L. – 1980
This review of the Northern California (NorCal) Cooperative Research Project on Student Attrition, which was conducted between 1968 and 1970, provides detailed information on how to use the findings of the study to identify those students who are most likely to drop out of college during their first term. Chapter I provides background information…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Program Evaluation: An Empirical Study of Individualized Instruction.
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Leinhardt, Gaea – 1976
The results of three years of evaluative investigation of the University of Pittsburgh Learning Research and Development Center's program of individualized education are described. The study was conducted in seven Follow Through sites and three Pittsburgh area schools. Standardized tests were used as input and outcome measures; questionnaires and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Classroom Observation Techniques