Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ495011
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Identifying Non-Cognitive Factors That Influence Success of Academically Underprepared Freshmen.
Richardson, Shirley M.
Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, v6 n2 p89-100 1994
A study involving 199 private liberal arts college freshmen found a weak but statistically significant correlation between high school grade point average and freshman grade point average (FGPA) but not between Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and FGPA. For academically underprepared freshmen, motivation-related noncognitive variables significantly predicted FGPA and influenced persistence more than cognitive variables. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, College Preparation, College Students, Grade Point Average, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Predictor Variables, Private Colleges, Secondary Education, Self Esteem, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes, Student College Relationship, Student Experience, Student Motivation, Study Habits
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
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