This study examined the influence of individual attributes, high school experience, and college experience upon persistence for remedial and non-remedial students. The subjects were 438 first-time true freshmen who graduated from a large private university on the West Coast. In addition to finding that remedial and non-remedial students did not…

The purpose of the study was to investigate the associations between first-time full-time freshmen's attributes and fall-to-fall retention at Northeast State Technical Community College. The 15 attributes included age, first-generation student status, gender, high school classification, race, the student's application date to the institution…

Academic performance of Los Angeles City College (LACC) transfers to California State University at Los Angeles (CSULA) in 1976-77 was assessed by examining first quarter grade reports of all 667 students. Of these, 552 or 83% completed some work, with 50% entering in fall, 17% in winter, 19% in spring, and 13% in summer. The grade point average…

This study of characteristics of black students from predominately black colleges asks: What are the grade-point averages of all students by department? What are the scores on national tests by department, sex, transfer vs. nontransfer and overall? What are the number of semester hours completed for each student by department and how did it…

A 6-year study indicated that judicial recidivists differ significantly from the general student population in sex, residence, grade point average, class status, and college affiliation. (Author)

A study of the persistence behavior of students who drop college courses included predictions concerning which students were most likely to drop courses, which courses were most likely to be dropped, and at what point in the semester students were most likely to drop courses. (Author/MLW)

The academic performance of 361 community college students was investigated after their transfer to a comprehensive university. Academic pattern and performance at the community college was found to be very important to the relevance of specific factors related to the curriculum selected at the senior institution. (Author/MLW)

The purpose of this paper is to empirically assess the accuracy of gender stereotypes, questioning whether stereotypes are highly inaccurate exaggerations of relatively minor real gender differences or accurate reflections of real gender differences. An assessment was made of the gender stereotypes of college students regarding the average grade…

Fall 1982 data on student achievement are presented for each of the community colleges of the University of Hawaii. Current grade point ratios (GPR's) and grade distributions are provided for all students registered in credit courses, students in continuing education courses, and students registered for the first time in the second 8-week session.…

A version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (Chicago, February 10, 1968).

This study reports the performance of former Los Angeles City College (LACC) students who transferred to the University of California (UC) during the 1975-76 academic year. Results of the study showed: (1) 250 former LACC students transferred to UC in 1975-76 and of these, 15% were eligible to have entered UC from high school compared to 41% of…

During academic year 1974-75, 256 former Los Angeles City College (L.A.C.C.) students entering the University of California (90% at UCLA). Of these, 14% were eligible to have entered directly from high school and 86% were ineligible. Male GPA's (grade point averages) at the university were higher than female for the "eligibles" while…

Describes a multivariate model of high school to college transition and college attainment. Asserts that enrollment in a high status secondary school enhanced, for males, the likelihood of enrolling in an academically select college. States that college selectivity had no effect on females' educational attainment, but seemed to increase males'…

Factor analysis of a measure of emotional intelligence was performed on data from 295 undergraduates, reducing the scale to 51 items and 5 factors. Accounting majors and international students had lower scores. Participation in fraternities/sororities and sports organizations was associated with higher scores. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)

Researchers have suggested that, although they have not received much attention in the research literature, college sophomores may face academic difficulties. Pattengale and Schriener (2000) said that the sophomore year may be a time in which students disengage from academic life, thus creating an adverse effect on their grades. Tinto (1993) also…