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Sharon, Amiel T. – 1971
The use and validity of the tests of General Educational Development and the College-Level Examination Program, two measures by which adults with nontraditional educational backgrounds can demonstrate their previous educational achievement, are discussed. (AG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education
Sprouse, W. Warren – 1971
In this study, data from the records of 944 college preparatory high school graduates were collected. In a follow up study of 364 of the graduates, stuents with high enrollments in the arts (art, music, and drama) were compared with other students on the basis of achievement in high school academic subjects, enrollments in college arts courses,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art Education, College Students, Curriculum Research

Journal of Optometric Education, 1984
A summary of portions of the annual survey conducted by the American Optometric Association Council on Optometric Education is presented. The accompanying tables highlight information on student enrollment, academic achievement, financial aid, and student expenditures. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Annual Reports, College Students
Basturk, Ramazan – Online Submission, 1999
Purpose: This paper will: (1) review the validity of the Graduate Record Examination for predicting international students' Graduate Grade Point Average (GGPA); and (2) inspect possible social, cultural and language bias or learning style differences in the prediction of international students' performance from Graduate Record Examination (GRE)…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Study, Cognitive Style, Grade Point Average
Marcon, Rebecca A. – 2000
This longitudinal study compared academic performance of Head Start and public school prekindergarten graduates at four educational transitions: (1) kindergarten; (2) first grade; (3) third grade; and (4) fourth and sixth grades. Participating in this study were students in an urban, minority school system providing both Head Start and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Early Adolescents, Early Childhood Education
Shen, Yuh-Ling; Peterson, Gary – 1999
This study examined how parental practices in mainland China influence adolescents' school performance, including school motivation and grade point average (GPA), when moderated by self-esteem and self-efficacy. Participating in the study were 497 students, ranging in age from 12 to 19 years, attending six public junior and senior high schools.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Camara, Wayne J. – College Entrance Examination Board, 1997
There is a strong and consistent relationship between PSAT/NMSQT scores and AP Examination grades for nearly all courses--higher scores on the PSAT/NMSQT indicate a higher probability of success on AP Examinations. PSAT/NMSQT verbal or mathematics scores are often more highly related to AP Examination grades than overall high school GPA, number of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Advanced Placement Programs, Correlation
Rigol, Gretchen W. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2004
This is the fourth monograph in the admissions models series. Based on discussions at a June 2004 conference and conversations with numerous admissions experts, this publication describes different approaches to individualized review and covers topics such as standardizing elements of the application, reader training and guidelines, consistency…
Descriptors: Individualized Programs, College Admission, Models, Program Descriptions

Marques, J. F.; Miranda, M. J. – Oxford Review of Education, 1996
Analyzes data collected from freshman at the University of Lisbon (Portugal) between 1989 and 1992. Suggests that high school records (grade point average and number of courses completed) are a better predictor of academic success than entrance examinations. Discusses technical aspects of the study and social implications of its results. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Admission Criteria

Brady, Beverly A.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1992
Study examined whether adaptive and maladaptive functioning related to academic achievement in African-American and white students. Parent interviews indicated adaptive and maladaptive behaviors predicted grade point average and achievement test scores for white students, but only maladaptive behavior predicted scores for African-American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Black Students, Communication Skills

Power, Kikuyo M.; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1993
Performance of students of different ethnic backgrounds was studied as they progressed through a traditional academic curriculum. Data from 328 male and 304 female graduates of a Hawaiian laboratory school between 1975 and 1986 demonstrate familiar patterns of ethnic differences in school achievement. Implications for multiethnic societies are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, College Entrance Examinations, Cross Cultural Studies

Goldman, Bert A.; Gillis, Jacqueline H. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1989
This paper presents data showing how change of major, course load patterns, housing location, and first semester grade point average relate to the percentage of students in the following four outcomes: voluntarily not returning to college, being academically suspended, continuing enrollment, or graduating. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Change, College Freshmen, College Housing
Aitken, Norman D. – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2005
An analysis and assessment of the Course Redesign Project, which used technology to improve student learning and course satisfaction in large lecture courses at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Six disciplinary-diverse departments participated in the project. Technology was selected for the purpose of introducing active learning into…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Grade Point Average, Philanthropic Foundations, Academic Achievement
Brutsaert, Herman – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2002
In this paper, single-sex and coeducational schools are compared in terms of pupils' perceptions of disciplinary and academic climates. Use was made of data from 68 secondary schools in Flanders (Belgium). Of these schools, 25 were mixed and 43 were single-sex (21 girls, and 22 boys, schools). Respondents were third-year students: 3370 girls and…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Grade Point Average, Females, Coeducation
Romanik, Dale; Rembowski, Mary – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2009
The "High School Feedback Report" prepared by the State of Florida's Department of Education provides pre-and-post-graduation data for public high school graduates throughout Florida. These data were used for the present report which contains individual data reports for all M-DCPS regular high schools and charter high schools graduating…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Vocational Schools, Feedback (Response), High School Graduates