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Download full textJames G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, 2022
Institutions of higher education face a great deal of pressure to be accessible, inclusive, and diverse, but these goals should not come at the expense of maintaining high standards. Universal and vigilantly enforced standards exist not only to safeguard students' best interests, but are crucial to the academic integrity and core educational…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, Academic Standards, College Readiness
Direct linkBuckley, Jack, Ed.; Letukas, Lynn, Ed.; Wildavsky, Ben, Ed. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018
For more than seventy-five years, standardized tests have been considered a vital tool for gauging students' readiness for college. However, few people--including students, parents, teachers, and policy makers--understand how tests like the SAT or ACT are used in admissions decisions. Once touted as the best way to compare students from diverse…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Admission Criteria
Kellner, Marlene F. – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2019
Currently, a school of nursing in the Northeastern United States is using the Test for Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) examination to help determine which applicants to accept into their nursing programs. To date, there are no statistically significant data to correlate the use of this exam with the selection of applicants who successfully enter…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Predictor Variables, Nursing Education, Nursing Students
Kellner, Marlene F. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Currently, the same criteria are being used for admissions into nursing programs in one school of nursing in the Northeastern United States. To date there are no statistically significant data to correlate these criteria with successfully entering the nursing profession. Due to the nursing shortage, limited number of seats available in nursing…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Predictor Variables, Nursing Education, Nursing Students
Kim, Johyun – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2015
This predictive correlational research study examined the effect of cognitive, demographic, and socioeconomic variables as predictors of regular and special admission students' first-year GPA and retention among a sample of 7,045 students. Findings indicated high school GPA and ACT scores were the two most effective predictors of regular and…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Correlation
Efficacy versus Equity: What Happens When States Tinker With College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
Black, Sandra E.; Cortes, Kalena E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016
We investigate the efficacy and equity of college admissions criteria by estimating the effect of multiple measures of college readiness on college performance in the context of race-blind automatic admissions policies. We take advantage of a unique institutional feature of the Texas higher education system to control for selection into…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, College Readiness, Affirmative Action
Schmitt, Neal; Billington, Abigail; Keeney, Jessica; Reeder, Matthew; Pleskac, Timothy J.; Sinha, Ruchi; Zorzie, Mark – College Board, 2011
Noncognitive attributes as the researchers have measured them do correlate with college GPA, but the incremental validity associated with these measures is relatively small. The noncognitive measures are correlated with other valued dimensions of student performance beyond the achievement reflected in college grades. There were much smaller…
Descriptors: College Students, Gender Differences, Ethnic Groups, Correlation
Peer reviewedCash, Joe; McDonald, Toni – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1992
Analysis of records of 50 first-year students in automotive technology identified American College Test (ACT) math score as a significant predictor of first-year performance. High school rank and composite ACT score were not significant predictors of college grade point average. (SK)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Auto Mechanics, Class Rank, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedGarton, Bryan L.; Ball, Anna L.; Dyer, James E. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2002
A study of two classes of agriculture freshmen (1997: n=245, 1998: 195) showed that the best predictor of performance for the 1997 cohort was high school grade point average (GPA) and ACT score; for the 1998 cohort, GPA alone. High school GPA was the only successful predictor of freshman GPA. Traditional admission criteria had limited predictive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria, Agricultural Education
Crooks, Terence J. – 1980
Six widely used college admissions variables and four course-specific measures (tests of entering mathematical skills and physics knowledge, and indexes of previous study of mathematics and physics) were correlated with final marks for 495 students in an introductory college physics course. The college admissions variables included scores on…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Class Rank, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Armstrong, Roberta A. – 1976
Beginning in Fall, 1975, applicants to Liberal Arts, Technology, and Forestry at the University of Minnesota could submit scores on either the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) or the American College Testing Program's aptitude battery (ACT) to satisfy entrance testing requirements. This study determined that new course placement…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, Chemistry, College Admission
Villeme, Melvin G.; And Others – 1982
The relationship of selected student background factors and performance on the American College Test (ACT) to performance on the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) was examined. The FTCE is composed of four tests--mathematics, reading, professional practices, and writing--and is required for teacher certification in Florida. Records…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Graduates, Education Majors, Grade Point Average
Salzman, Stephanie A. – 1991
The selection of students qualified for teacher education has many facets, only some of which are addressed by standardized tests and college grades. The purpose of the present study was to examine the American College Testing (ACT) Program Assessment, Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST), and college grade point average (GPA) as predictors of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education
