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Billings, Diane M.; Cobb, Karen L. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1992
Describes a study that was conducted with junior baccalaureate nursing students to determine effects of learning style preferences, attitudes, and grade point average (GPA) on learner achievement when using computer-assisted interactive videodisc instruction (CAIVDI). Results are reported that indicate a strong and positive influence of attitude…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Style, College Juniors
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Graham, Lawrence D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
Selection criteria at a graduate school of business were examined in a study evaluating the predictive validity of the Graduate Management Admissions Test and the Miller Analogies Test for 203 recent graduates. Implications of the correlations between test results and grade point average for admission policy are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Business Administration Education, College Entrance Examinations
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Schommer, Marlene – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
An epistemological questionnaire assessing student beliefs about simple knowledge, certain knowledge, quick learning, and fixed ability to learn was administered to more than 1,000 high school students. Results demonstrate some epistemological development during high school and suggest that epistemological beliefs predict grade point average. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Educational Attitudes
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Dunlap, Katherine M.; Fraser, Mark W.; Henley, H. Carl, Jr. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1998
Examines relationship between admission criteria and academic performance among 654 master's in social-work (MSW) students in one state university, 1985-1992. Test scores on a pre-graduation comprehensive exam measured academic achievement. Results indicate two admissions criteria, undergraduate grade point average and Graduate Record Examination…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Grade Point Average
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Windschitl, Mark – Journal of College Student Development, 1998
Compares the questionnaire responses concerning satisfaction with first-year college students grouped in a learning team with responses of students not grouped. Examines the learning team's social and academic interactions, as well as their retention rates and grade point averages. Provides guidance for the design of learning teams experiences.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, College Faculty, College Freshmen
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Mayo, Judith R.; And Others – Journal of College Student Development, 1995
Analyzed the effect of social integration on academic performance among Mexican American, black, and Native American students at a large, southwestern public university. Formal social integration--participation in student organizations and faculty contact--has a much greater impact on academic performance than does informal social integration.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Blacks, College Environment
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Milheim, William D. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1995
This exploratory study of graduate students attempts to quantify some of the interactions that take place between learners and a computer-based instructional lesson teaching basic memory skills. Variables studied include age, undergraduate grade point average, sex, and standardized test scores. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade Point Average
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Soltz, Donald F. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1996
Describes a study examining the academic achievement of General Education Development (GED) certificate holders at a community college over a 23-year period. Reviews outcomes related to credit hours attempted and earned, grades, graduation rates, and courses taken at the college, indicating that GED holders' achievement was comparable to that of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, Educational Certificates
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Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; Barber, Bonnie L. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 1999
Examined benefits/risks of participation in five types of extracurricular activities (prosocial, team sports, school involvement, performing arts, academic clubs). Data for 1,259 adolescents were drawn from the Michigan Study of Adolescent Life Transitions. Found that prosocial involvement was linked to positive educational trajectories and low…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons
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Geffert, Bryn; Christensen, Beth – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 1998
A study of 521 incoming college freshman found correlations between student performance and high school class size, gender, grade point average, and previous experience with library research. Found no correlation between test scores and self-confidence, comfort in libraries, or self-assessment of library skills. Includes a student first-week…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Libraries, Class Size, College Freshmen
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Parker, James D. A.; Duffy, Jon M.; Wood, Laura M.; Bond, Barbara J.; Hogan, Marjorie J. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2005
This study examined the impact of emotional intelligence (EI) on the successful transition from high school to university. The short form of the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) was completed by 1,426 first-year students attending four different universities within the first week of classes (September). At the end of the academic year (May),…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, High Schools, Grade Point Average, Classes (Groups of Students)
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Deshler, Donald D.; Lenz, B. Keith; Bulgren, Janis; Schumaker, Jean B.; Davis, Betsy; Grossen, Bonnie; Marquis, Janet – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2004
The purpose of this investigation was two-fold: (1) to gather descriptive information in the areas of salient student characteristics, level of participation in general education classes, current level of functioning, and student outcomes (e.g., GPAs, performance on state or national exams) for students with disabilities (SWDs) in high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Special Needs Students, Grade Point Average
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Martynova, E. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2005
Experience in teaching handicapped students at Cheliabinsk State University shows that the effectiveness of the work depends on how fully the systemic approach is realized in it. In this article, the author traces the history of the development of the system from its formation. The author discusses the different systems for teaching, from using a…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Higher Education
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Anderson, Joan L. – College and University, 2006
Data from graduate student applications at a large Western university were used to determine which factors were the best predictors of success in graduate school, as defined by cumulative graduate grade point average. Two statistical models were employed and compared: artificial neural networking and simultaneous multiple regression. Both models…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables, Success
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Couillard, Darren; Garnett, Julie; Hutchins, Angel; Fawcett, Mary L.; Maycock, George – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2006
The increasing emphasis in the United States on high-stakes testing for students and schools generates a great deal of quantitative data, but these data are less frequently linked to other data that are more difficult to obtain such as data on risk factors that may affect how students do on these tests. To make such comparisons, a group of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Urban Schools, Risk, School Counselors
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