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Lucas, John A. – 1977
Analysis of the transcripts of 200 full-time and 200 part-time beginning traditional credit students randomly sampled from the population of students entering each fall from 1967 to 1975 at William Rainey Harper College indicated that: (1) overall student grade point average rose in direct relationship to changes in grading policy; (2) the grade…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Age, Community Colleges
PDF pending restorationLucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1991
A longitudinal study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College, in Palatine, Illinois, to observe the performance and achievement of all credit students entering the college from fall 1979 through fall 1989. Academic records were analyzed for 14,908 full-time and 30,082 part-time students. Study findings included the following: (1) over the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Age, College Transfer Students
