Predictors of Academic Success in the Undergraduate Psychology Major. Faculty Forum.

Meeker, Frank; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ500357

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Predictors of Academic Success in the Undergraduate Psychology Major. Faculty Forum.

Meeker, Frank; And Others

Teaching of Psychology, v21 n4 p238-41 Dec 1994

Reports study of 288 graduate psychology majors to determine what variables correlated with grade point averages in psychology. Reports three clusters of significant variables: (1) high school grades in verbal areas; (2) achievement in college general studies courses; and (3) mathematics aptitude and achievement in college. (CFR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academic Records, Class Rank, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Psychology, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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