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Peer reviewedMeeker, Frank; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Reports study of 288 graduate psychology majors to determine what variables correlated with grade point averages in psychology. Reports three clusters of significant variables: (1) high school grades in verbal areas; (2) achievement in college general studies courses; and (3) mathematics aptitude and achievement in college. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academic Records, Class Rank
Download full textFreeberg, Norman E.; And Others – 1989
An initial study of the revised (1985) Student Descriptive Questionnaire (SDQ) of the College Board found it to be of sufficient accuracy to fulfill its intended purposes. This second phase examined the adequacy of the SDQ in terms of the predictive validity of its student academic self-report information against a criterion of first-year college…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Rank, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
Pennock-Roman, Maria – 1990
Six American universities were studied to assess the predictive validity of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and other admissions data and of student language background relative to college grades for Hispanic students. Sample sizes at the universities ranged from 76 to 686 for Hispanic subjects and from 924 to 4,919 for White students. The…
Descriptors: Background, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
