Predicting Success for High-Risk Students: A Study of Long- and Short-Term Relationships of WAIS and SAT with the Academic Achievement of High-Risk Students.

Ruble, Virgil E.; Schurr, K. Terry

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ERIC Number: EJ413760

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1986

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Predicting Success for High-Risk Students: A Study of Long- and Short-Term Relationships of WAIS and SAT with the Academic Achievement of High-Risk Students.

Ruble, Virgil E.; Schurr, K. Terry

Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v2 n2 p4-12 Apr 1986

Describes a study of the effectiveness of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), high school graduation class percentile, and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), as predictors of short- and long-term academic achievement among a sample of 58 high-risk college freshmen who participated in 1-year special studies program. (PAA)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Open Enrollment, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Remedial Programs, Verbal Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test); Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

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