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Predicting Retention of Mathematics and Science Majors at a Research One Institution and Suggested Advising Tools
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Scott, Timothy P.; Tolson, Homer, Huang, Tse-Yang – Journal of College Admission, 2009
In this study an entering cohort of freshmen majors in mathematics and science at a land grant, research one institution was examined to first determine if a group of students who persisted in science and mathematics disciplines were different in terms of pre-college characteristics from a group of students who dropped with grade point averages…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Group Membership, Grade Point Average, Graduation
Role of Counselee Experiences in the Interpretation of Vocational Interest Scores. Research Report No. 86.
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Prediger, Dale J.; Swaney, Kyle B. – 1985
This study determined the validity of vocational interest scores for persons with high, medium, and low levels of experience appropriate to their predominant interests. The experiences and interests of a national sample of 1,380 young adults were assessed concurrently with scales paralleling Holland's types. The degree of congruence between…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role
A Study of Various Admission Tests for Use in the Placement of Entry-Level Students at Florence-Darlington Technical College.
Grulick, Lawrence Edward – 1987
In fall 1986, a study was conducted at Florence-Darlington Technical College (South Carolina) to measure the reliability and validity of the TEC-MAT, a newly developed entrance test. The TEC-MAT instrument, a criterion-referenced test consisting of 100 items assessing numerical skills, was field tested among a group of entry-level freshmen already…
Descriptors: Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis