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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Non-cognitive variables"”.
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Using latent semantic analysis to detect non-cognitive variables of academic performance
… to detect evidence of intrapersonal personality variables in post-secondary student essays. Determining student achievement based on non-cognitive variables is a complex process. Automated essay scoring tools are already in use today in grading and evaluating student texts based on cognitive …
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Predicting the Academic Success of Female Engineering Students During the First Year of College Using the SAT and Non-Cognitive Variables
… of this study was to determine the value of the Non Cognitive Questionnaire (NCQ) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in predicting the academic achievement of first year female engineering students. Ancis and Sedlacek (1997) studied non-cognitive variables with a general population of …
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A Study of Certain Non-Cognitive Variables as They Relate to Attrition Within the James Scholar Honors Program at the University of Illinois
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USING A RISK PREDICTION MODEL WITH FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS: EARLY INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
… multiple regression with historical data (both cognitive and non-cognitive variables) from a prior cohort of freshmen. The equation was applied to a new cohort of freshmen, who were assigned levels of academic risk. An advising-based intervention was utilized with the most academically at-risk …
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CULTURE COUNTS: IMPROVING NON-COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT FOR PREDICTING RETENTION AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN A SAMPLE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS
… the current study was to explore the effects of non-cognitive variables in predicting GPA, institutional commitment, and retention in a sample of African American college students. Specifically, the researcher examined the validity in measuring and utilizing culture specific factors in …
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Exploring the use of non-cognitive factors in predicting college academic outcomes
… the incremental utility of a blended model of cognitive and non-cognitive variables versus a cognitive-only set of variables to predict academic success among new college students. Traditional cognitive predictors include high school grade point average and ACT scores. The non-cognitive factors …
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BEYOND THE SAT/ACT: AN EXAMINATION OF NON-COGNITIVE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS' COLLEGE SUCCESS
… in college and throughout life. This study uses non-cognitive variables to focus to what students with strong high-school grade point averages (HSGPAs), low SAT/ACT test scores (under 1000 on the 1600 point scale for the SAT, or 21 or lower on the ACT), and who completed college in four years …
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Collegiate student-athletes' academic success : academic communication apprehension's impact on prediction models.
… study examines the impact of traditional and non-cognitive variables on the academic prediction model for a sample of collegiate student-athletes. Three hundred and fifty-nine NCAA Division IA male and female student-athletes, representing 13 sports, including football and men's and women's …
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An Examination of Non-Cognitive Predictors of Six-Year Graduation Rates for African American Students at a Predominately White Institution Using the Annual Freshman Survey
… Previous research has reported the relevance of non-cognitive variables in predicting college grades, persistence, and graduation. This study extends that literature by focusing on variables from the AFS that may be used as non-cognitive predictors, specifically related to eight variables …
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A Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach to the generalized graded unfolding model estimation: the future of non-cognitive measurement
… than dominance IRT models for measuring non-cognitive variables such as personality, vocational interests, attitudes, person-environment fit (e.g., person-job fit), etc. Although a couple of ideal point IRT models have been proposed in the literature, the only model with estimation …
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Variables Associated With Academic Achievement of African-American Males in Four-Year Undergraduate Educational Institutions: a Synthesis of Studies
… males. The second purpose was to identify variables associated with achievement of African-American males. In this review of 13 studies, 48 variables associated with academic achievement of undergraduate, African-American males were identified. These variables were placed into three …
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Relationship of Select Admissions Criteria to Pre-Licensure Requirements in a Graduate Degree Program in Occupational Therapy
… the admission process and the admission variables used to select candidates for admission. Healthcare professions such as occupational therapy must reliably select those applicants who can succeed in the academic classroom and in the clinical setting by providing competent compassionate …
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The reliability and validity of an admissions tool in predicting academic and fieldwork achievement in occupational therapy students
… admissions procedure to measure these traits or non-cognitive variables as they relate to professionalism for OT and possibly other health care fields. The key research question was: To what degree is the Grapczynski Admissions Profile (GAP) a valid and reliable tool for selecting successful OT …
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Disadvantaged students' academic performance: analysing the zone of proximal development
… academic performance and analyses the role that non-cognitive factors such as motivation, approaches to learning and learning strategies play in cognitive performance. The investigation was done in the form of different studies using over 400 first year students at the Peninsula Technikon as …
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Assessing Grit and Conscientiousness to Predict Medical Student Success on the National USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Exam
… an effort to consider additional or alternative variables that predict medical school success and to better identify qualified and more diverse medical school candidates to serve their communities, this study investigated the impact of two noncognitive traits, conscientiousness and grit, on the …