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Zelenak, Michael S. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the four sources of self-efficacy in music performance and examine responses from the Music Performance Self-Efficacy Scale (MPSES). Participants (N = 290) were middle and high school music students from 10 schools in two regions of the United States. Questions included the following: (1) How much…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Secondary School Students, Music Education, Self Concept Measures
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Konvalina, John; And Others – AEDS Journal, 1983
Examines the effects of high school performance, high school and university mathematics background, previous computer experience, and age on computer science aptitude and achievement as measured by a computer science aptitude test and final exam respectively. Methodology and analysis of results by stepwise regression are presented. (EAO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Computer Science
Martin, Clessen J.; Hanser, Lawrence M. – 1985
The correlation was examined between the Officer Selection Battery (OSB) and the five areas of evaluation comprising the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Basic Camp Student Evaluation Report: physical fitness, graded military skills, job performance, peer rating, and academic potential and grades. The moderating effect of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Rating, Adults
Green, James E. – 1992
This study outlines and evaluates the admissions policies and procedures devised for evaluating applicants to the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities. The procedures utilized a holistic file review process that required applications to be evaluated in the context of their local regions. Complete student files, which included…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academically Gifted
Duran, Richard P. – 1983
This report reviews issues and previous empirical studies surrounding prediction of educational attainment, preparation for college, college aptitude assessment, and prediction of achievement in college for Hispanic students residing in the United States. First, a demographic overview of Hispanics, concentrating on population size, ethnic subgroup…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Admission, College Students
Launier, Ray – 1997
An increasing percentage of college students are perceived by faculty as underprepared in the basic academic skills, study skills, commitment, and disposition toward learning needed to succeed in college. This report presents background information and findings of a campus-wide survey of Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) students to identify and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average
Borich, Gary D.; Peck, Robert F.
Logical predictions about relationships between school aptitude and standardized achievement, aptitude and teachers' grades, and teachers' grades and standardized achievement can be made from the literature. These predictions are that (1) conventional school aptitude measures should predict standardized achievement test scores equally well for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests