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Chase, Clinton I.; Keene, John M., Jr. – 1980
Four groups of students were compared on cumulative grade point average, total credit hours attempted, and differences between predicted and actual grade point average (GPA). The four groups of students were formed by the semester in which they declared a major: students declaring in the third semester made up one group, those declaring in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Students, Credits
Roesler, Jon S.; Armstrong, Roberta A. – OSA Research Bulletin, 1981
The effectiveness of measures used in the admissions process to predict performance in and/or graduation from a University of Minnesota dental hygiene program is examined. Students in classes entering from Fall 1977 through Winter 1979 were studied, and predictor and performance measures to be studied were identified by the program. Predictor…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Admission, Dental Hygienists
Download full textOccasional Research Brief, 1998
This research brief presents data on transfer students in the University of Wisconsin (UW) system, with emphasis on student access, enrollment, and outcomes. Among the findings are the following: (1) The number of transfer students enrolled in the UW system reached a 10-year high of 9,684 in fall 1996, followed by a slight decline in fall 1997;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees
Peer reviewedGreene, Linda S. – Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1984
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently promulgated rules that make athletes' initial eligibility conditional upon the achievement of certain scores on college entrance examinations and completion of a specified high school curriculum with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. The changes were instituted to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Athletes, Black Colleges
Noble, Julie P.; Sawyer, Richard – 1988
The validity of American College Testing Program (ACT) test scores and self-reported high school grades for predicting grades in specific college freshman courses was studied. Specific course grades are typically used to place students in remedial, standard, or advanced classes. These placement decisions, in turn, have immediate implications for…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Fruen, Mary – NCME Measurement in Education, 1978
There are both strengths and weaknesses of using standardized test scores as a criterion for admission to institutions of higher education. The relative importance of scores is dependent on the institution's degree of selectivity. In general, decision processes and admissions criteria are not well defined. Advantages of test scores include: use of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Competitive Selection
