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A Comparison of White and Black Student Academic Success Using Noncognitive Variables: A LISREL Analysis.

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Tracey, Terence J.; Sedlacek, William E. – Research in Higher Education, 1987

The structural relation of the seven noncognitive dimensions proposed by Sedlacek and Brooks in 1976 and traditional definitions of academic ability, as indicated by Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, to first semester grade-point average and persistence after three and five semesters was examined. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Black Students

A Description and Illustration of a Model for Conducting Student Retention Research.

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Tracey, Terence J.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1980

A two-dimensional model proposing three predictor dimensions (cognitive, noncognitive, and combined) and four criterion dimensions (grade point average (GPA), enrolled or not, graduate or not, and less traditional criteria) is presented. Preliminary results of a study using the model to examine both white and minority student predictors of…

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Black Students, Cognitive Measurement, College Freshmen