Investigated the relationship between success in student teaching and 13 instruments commonly completed before student teaching and whether the measures predict success in student teaching. The data indicated the measures were ineffective. Suggested alternatives to the instruments used are proposed. (Author/JAC)

Examined the relationship between cognitive style and academic achievement in 129 students who completed The Group Embedded Figures Tests. Final evaluation grades were compared to cognitive style. Findings showed students with higher GEFT scores received higher course grades and students with lower GEFT scores received lower course grades. (JAC)

Found that particular college of undergraduate degree was a predictor of problems in orientation, academics, social-personal living-dining, student-activities and placement areas for Nigerian students. Except in the area of finance, undergraduate respondents reported more problems than graduate respondents. (Author)

A study of Black, Mexican-American, and Anglo college students showed high school grades and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores remain the best predictors of college grades. College grades and college persistence were not related. Racial factors were not strong predictors of persistence, though some cultural variables showed correlations. (JAC)

Assessed the spatial dimension of college enrollment and develops a model explaining the distributional patterns. The potential model uses migration theory and statistical techniques and has accurately predicted student enrollment patterns in the United States and Great Britain. (Author/JAC)

Evaluates the effectiveness of five admission models in predicting student performance in a Masters of Business Administration program. Found the regression model predicts graduate success better than the other models, but none of the models improved upon the admission officer's judgment. (Author/JAC)