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Early Leading Indicators of Student Success: A Multi-State Analysis. Policy Brief
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Giani, Matt S.; Attewell, Paul; Walling, David – Texas Education Research Center, 2021
Despite advances made in broadening access to higher education, some evidence suggests that college completion rates have actually declined over time, and attainment gaps stemming from race/ethnicity and socioeconomic background have remained stubbornly persistent (Bound, Lovenheim, & Turner, 2010; National Center for Education Statistics,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence
Predicting Alcohol, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use from Preferential Music Consumption
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Oberle, Crystal D.; Garcia, Javier A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2015
This study investigated whether use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana may be predicted from preferential consumption of particular music genres. Undergraduates (257 women and 78 men) completed a questionnaire assessing these variables. Partial correlation analyses, controlling for sensation-seeking tendencies and behaviors, revealed that…
Descriptors: Smoking, Alcohol Abuse, Music, Music Activities
Unskilled but Aware: Reinterpreting Overconfidence in Low-Performing Students
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Miller, Tyler M.; Geraci, Lisa – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2011
People are generally overconfident in their self-assessments and this overconfidence effect is greatest for people of poorer abilities. For example, poor students predict that they will perform much better on exams than they do. One explanation for this result is that poor performers in general are doubly cursed: They lack knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Prediction, Metacognition, Low Achievement, Self Esteem
The Predictive Validity of a Standardized Reading Test: Policy Issues for Teacher Education
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Ward, Martin J.; Pohan, Cathy A.; Boatright, Carmen Ramirez; Warren, Christie L. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2011
The federal mandate for "highly qualified" teachers, along with heightened scrutiny of public education, has resulted in the development of state-mandated teacher certification examinations across the nation. Since teacher education programs in Texas are held accountable for the success rates of program completers on the Texas…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests, Scores
Psychometric Properties of the Texas Primary Reading Inventory for Early Reading Screening in Kindergarten
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Nelson, Jason M. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2009
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the kindergarten Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI; Texas Education Agency and the University of Texas System, 2004-2006) Mid-Year screeners with a sample of 180 students. The TPRI screeners were designed to determine which students are not at risk for later reading failure. Results…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Reading Failure, Test Validity, Predictive Validity
Development of a Rating Form to Evaluate Grant Applications to the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
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Whaley, Arthur L.; Rodriguez, Reymundo; Alexander, Laurel A. – Evaluation Review, 2006
Reliance on subjective grant proposal review methods leads private philanthropies to underfund mental health programs, even when foundations have mental health focuses. This article describes a private mental health foundation's efforts to increase the objectivity of its proposal review process by developing a reliable, valid proposal rating form.…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Grants, Predictive Validity, Mental Health Programs