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Download full textHand, Carol A.; Prather, James E. – 1984
Patterns of student transfers and performance indicators among selected institutions of the University System of Georgia were studied. Attention was focused on differences in performance as measured by grade point average (GPA) between students leaving one institution for another system institution, and correspondingly of students transferring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average
Smith, Glynton; Prather, James E. – 1986
Possible impacts of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) criterion, Section III, Institutional Effectiveness, are considered. The way that one state university is approaching the new SACS' expectation on institutional effectiveness is examined. Attention is directed to: an effectiveness process model developed by a self-study…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, College Administration, Evaluation Criteria
Kodras, Janet E.; Prather, James E. – 1978
The study sought to ascertain faculty perceptions of their own grading practices, opinions of what grading standards ought to be, and knowledge of how other disciplines grade. Opinions were gathered by a survey of teaching faculty at Georgia State University. Analysis revealed that faculty opinions about grading are strongly associated with…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Higher Education
Prather, James E.; Heery, Loretta L. – 1979
Selected academic and personal characteristics of the Georgia State University Master of Science Degree graduate students in the College of Urban Life were examined. The sample of 759 students active during the period of 1969-78 were studied in terms of: demographic characteristics, undergraduate environment and performance, the environment at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Environment, Educational Background
Prather, James E. – 1981
Trends in academic performance from 1961 to 1979 for entering freshmen at Georgia State University were examined. Verbal and mathematics scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), high school average (HSA), and freshman grade point average (GPA) were analyzed. It was found that SAT verbal and mathematics scores remained generally stable; over…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Prather, James E. – 1981
A salary prediction model for college faculty that is used at Georgia State University was reviewed and tested using multiple regression analysis. Various model specifications, incorporating academic rank, academic discipline, and academic experience, including professional and personal background characteristics, are reviewed. Academic rank is an…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Departments
