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A Study of the Validity of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire in Predicting High School Academic Achievement
Ayers, Jerry B.; and others – Educ Psychol Meas, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High School Students, Individual Characteristics, Mathematics
The Relationship of Student Grade Expectations, Selected Characteristics, and Academic Performance for Education, Engineering and Business Majors.
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Ayers, Jerry B.; Rohr, Michael E. – 1972
There is a strong indication that a student's estimate of his achievement may be more accurate than teacher or peer evaluation. Furthermore, a teacher can help a student improve his self-evaluation over a period of time if the teacher takes into consideration aspects of the student's personality. The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) if…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Grade Prediction, Grades (Scholastic)
A Prognostic Test For Early Childhood
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Ayers, Jerry B.; Johnson, Charles E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1970
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Individual Testing, Kindergarten, Predictive Validity
Relationship of Selected Variables and Success in a Teacher Education Program.
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Ayers, Jerry B. – 1973
The purpose of this study involving predicting academic success in a teacher education program was to determine the relationship among the following factors; scores on the Mooney Problem Checklist (MPC), Kuder Preference Record Vocational (KPSV), Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA), American College Test (ACT), and National Teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables
Prediction of Quality Point Averages From Personality Variables
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Ayers, Jerry B.; Rohr, Michael E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Study was designed to examine the validity of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire in predicting achievement of college sophomores majoring in Education. (Authors)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Factor Analysis, Personality Assessment
Predictive Validity of the Test of English as a Foreign Language for Asian Graduate Students in Engineering, Chemistry or Mathematics
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Ayers, Jerry B.; Peters, R. Martin – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
The validity of the Test of English as a Foreign Language was examined in relation to prediction of success of fifty Asian students in engineering, chemistry, or mathematics. The test was significantly correlated with grade point average. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Engineering, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Another Look at the Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the National Teacher Examinations.
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Ayers, Jerry B. – Journal of Educational Research, 1988
Forty-eight elementary school teachers were studied to determine the concurrent and predictive validity of the National Teachers Examination (NTE). NTE scores, grade point averages, and American College Test scores were correlated with principal and pupil evaluations of teacher performance. Methodology is discussed. (JL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concurrent Validity, Correlation, Elementary Education
TOEFL Performance and Success in a Masters Program in Engineering.
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Ayers, Jerry B.; Quattlebaum, Rebecca F. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The relationship between grade point average (GPA) and scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for 60 male and 7 female Asian graduate students in engineering was studied. The TOEFL is not an effective predictor of total GPA, although it measures English communication skills. (SLD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Engineering, English (Second Language), Foreign Students