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Peer reviewedFeldman, Kenneth A.; Smart, John C.; Ethington, Corinna A. – Journal of Higher Education, 1999
A study tested John L. Holland's theory that achievement is a function of the congruence between personality type and environment, focusing on college students' achievement within their academic majors. Subjects were 2,309 students enrolled in a wide variety of majors. Results indicate differences in effect size for "congruent" and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Higher Education, Majors (Students)
