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Tracey, Terence J.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1986
Random samples of 1979 and 1980 entering freshmen were given the Non-Cognitive Questionnaire (NCQ), which was designed to assess noncognitive dimensions predicting minority student academic success. The validity of the NCQ in predicting graduation after five and six years was determined. The graduation rate was found to differ significantly for…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, Community Involvement, Discriminant Analysis