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Publication Date: 1986
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Learning Processes and Background Characteristics as Predictors of Tertiary Grades.
Watkins, David
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v46 n1 p199-203 Spr 1986
Learning processes, as measured by the Approaches to Studying Inventory, contributed to the prediction of freshman grades of 181 Australians. Other measures, such as college entrance examinations, locus of control, and student background characteristics, had less predictive ability. (GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Grade Prediction, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Locus of Control, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Student Characteristics, Study Habits, Test Validity
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Approaches to Studying Inventory
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