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Maryland State Higher Education Commission, Annapolis. – 1997
This study examined the relationship between students' academic performance in high school vis-a-vis their performance in the first year at college. The study analyzed data on students who graduated from Maryland high schools in the 1994-95 academic year and who were enrolled in 2- and 4-year Maryland public institutions or in one of 11…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Freshmen, College Outcomes Assessment
Stewart, Robert Grisham – 1996
The objectives of this study were identification and verification of key processes that could be used by higher education quality administrators to implement continuous improvement programs and benchmarking processes. East Tennessee State University's Continuous Improvement Key Process Relationship Matrix was used as the basis of a 44-item…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment, Decision Making, Educational Quality
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Lance, Keith Curry; And Others – 1992
This study provides evidence of the positive impact of library media centers (LMCs) on academic achievement in 221 Colorado public schools during the 1988-89 school year. The importance of the library media specialist's instructional role is also verified. In contrast to previous research on the relationship, this study uses schools rather than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education
Barnett, Jerrold E.; And Others – 1993
This follow-up study examined the role of affective variables in predicting academic achievement among middle school students. In a previous study, C. A. Sink, J. E. Barnett, and J. E. Hixon (1991) found moderate to strong correlations among self-perceived competence scores, teachers' ratings of student competence, and Grade 6 achievement. To…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Affective Behavior, Educational Attitudes
Martel, Laurence D.; Richman, Joel – 1985
The relationship between a standard measure of self-concept and withdrawal from college was studied with students at private New York colleges who were admitted through the Higher Education Opportunity Programs (HEOP). HEOP students are educationally and financially disadvantaged. The objective of the study was to promote policy formation and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Change Strategies, College Attendance
Burkheimer, Graham J.; And Others – 1977
In order to obtain information about intermediate educational outcomes, especially the post secondary experience, this followup study of the Upward Bound Program (UB) was conducted. The study focused on educational progress and persistence, but also investigated student's educational expectations and problems experienced in obtaining an education.…
Descriptors: Attendance, College Preparation, Data Analysis, Data Collection
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 24 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the relationship between home environment and reading achievement in Puerto Rican pupils; the relationship between magical thinking and reading skills in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Students, Cognitive Style, Deafness
Mann, Ronald A.; Walker, J. Kenneth – 1981
Results of a recent study of attrition, retention, and transfer within the system of public higher education in Kentucky are summarized. Attrition, retention, and transfer rates are presented by class level and institution for 1979-80. For first-time full-time freshmen, the university system had an attrition rate of 27.9 percent, ranging from 20.6…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Transfer Students
Williams, Albert P. – 1980
Medical school admissions and performance in 10 medical schools were assessed in relation to prediction using conventional measures. The origin of the research was an attempt to determine the effects of affirmative action on academic medicine. For the 10 schools, admissions decisions were analyzed, and an attempt was made to model statistically…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Aptitude Tests, Certification
Malhorta, Man Mohanlal – 1980
As part of Project IMPACT's effort to identify and develop procedures for complying with the impact requirements of Public Law 94-482, a field study was conducted to identify and validate variables and their order of importance in predicting and evaluating impact of research and development (R&D) projects in vocational and technical education.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Research
Fernandez, Luis – 1978
Based on the assumption that during the next quarter century the academic labor market will be chronically depressed, a project was undertaken to create models for projecting college faculty demographics. In this report the statistical models and the results of their application are explained in detail, including extensive statistical tables.…
Descriptors: Age, Career Change, College Faculty, Demand Occupations
Pepin, Andrew J.; Korb, Roslyn – 1979
Data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 were used in a study to investigate the relative effectiveness of high school grades and standardized aptitude test scores, together with demographic characteristics, in predicting early postsecondary educational activity of high school seniors. Self concept and locus of…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Ability, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Connolly, John A.; McGrail, Janet – 1978
An attempt is made to consolidate some of the existing knowledge about important school variables and to propose new studies that will build upon that knowledge. The focus is on providing instruction to students from the orientation of educational psychology and in the context of elementary schools for students from low socioeconomic status…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Stone, Meredith K.; McDonald, Frederick J. – 1977
A study to determine the effects of certain teaching methods on English proficiency is summarized. Participants were students and teachers of English as a second language at the West New York (New Jersey) Adult Learning Center. A pretest, observation, post test design was used. Data on student background characteristics such as age, sex, previous…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Age Differences
McDonald, Frederick J.; And Others – 1977
This volume provides a technical summary of research conducted at the West New York (New Jersey) Adult Learning Center with adults in English as a second language classes. The study was conducted in order to determine the relation of teaching strategies and performances to the acquisition of skills in spoken English. Student proficiency was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Classrooms
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