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Helseth, Edwin A.; And Others – 1981
Reported are results of a study that examined the relationships between university students' entry characteristics and achievement in biology. Variables judged most likely to be predictors of achievement were: (1) scholastic aptitude (quantitative and verbal); (2) level of cognitive development; (3) locus of control; (4) grade point average; (5)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Biology, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedDeboer, George E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1984
Determined importance of transition between a student's initial collegiate science experience and the decision to continue in science, and whether reasons students give to explain their success or failure in their first course are related to that decision. Results demonstrate a sense of competence for students who continue in science. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attribution Theory, College Science, Higher Education
