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Direct linkNeigel, Alexis R.; Behairy, Saif; Szalma, James L. – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2017
The need for cognition and motivation are related to performance in school and standardized tests. In this study, 422 students completed a battery of individual difference measures and reported their scores on the American College Testing (ACT) exam, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), high school grade point average (GPA), major GPA, and overall…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Schemata (Cognition)
Peer reviewedRichardson, Shirley M. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1994
A study involving 199 private liberal arts college freshmen found a weak but statistically significant correlation between high school grade point average and freshman grade point average (FGPA) but not between Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and FGPA. For academically underprepared freshmen, motivation-related noncognitive variables significantly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
