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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"college performance"”.
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Prediction of college performance for freshmen at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
… methods were used to produce equations linking college performance with high school rank and College Board verbal and mathematical scores. Analyses were done for males and females, civilians and cadets. The three predictors accounted for only 34 percent of the variation in first year QCA among …
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Community College Performance of Students With Learning Disabilities: Transition Planning Implications
… the academic achievement of 312 community college students with learning disabilities. Academic achievement was first defined by four separate constructs which included performance, preparedness, persistence or retention, and outcomes. The examination of this sample population was then …
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An analysis of promotion and retention factors among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Marine Corps officers
… and post-commissioning factors, such as college performance, accession source, military training and fitness report scores that explain any differences in job performance measures of Marine Corpsofficers of different ethnic backgrounds. Using data on 7,780 Marine Corpsofficers …
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Development of a predictive model for student-athlete retention and graduation at Louisiana State University
… retention and graduation using six sets of pre-college and post-enrollment variables for each dependent variable. High school performance variables, characteristics of the high school attended, achievement test scores, demographic and sport variables were used to develop a pre-college model for …
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Degree Completion Among College Students and Astin's Student Typology Framework
… 2000; Porter & National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities, 1990; Selingo, 2001). The research on degree completion in American higher education is extensive. Studies have been conducted on differences in degree completion by demographics (Pascarella, Smart, & Stoecker, 1989; …
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Methods to Evaluate and Predict Student Success in Introduction to Animal Science at Western Kentucky University
… first and last day of class. Student high school performance measures including the American College Test scores (ACT), percentile rank within class (HSPILE), and high school grade point average (HSGPA) were collected. Dependant variables were average beginning assessment (ABA), average ending …
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A multivariate analysis of satisfaction among Virginia community college students
… explaining satisfaction among Virginia Community College students. Path analysis was used to investigate the relationship between student satisfaction and eight variables: socioeconomic status, sex, age, employment status, felt control concerning entry into the community college, program of study, …
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Essays in labor economics and panel data analysis
… of attending a higher value-added high school on college performance. The third chapter studies the impact of stuttering on labor market outcomes.</p> <p>The first chapter resolves issues in the minimum wage-employment debate by using factor model econometric methods to address concerns related to …
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A Qualitative Study of the Use and Value of Financial Performance Indicators in Selected Community Colleges in the State of Texas as Perceived by their Chief Executive Officers
Throughout the United States, colleges and universities are faced with an increasing need for financial funding, while at the same time resources continue to diminish. With the limitations of available funds, community colleges must exhibit efficiencies in the operations of their institutions. …
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The successful transition of Black men at historically White universities
… going on with Black men in America who go to college. As university enrollment has become more diverse with all ethnic and economic groups attending in greater numbers, as Black women are graduating at unprecedented rates, as postsecondary education becomes an increasingly significant …
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The Effect of Participation in Syracuse University Project Advance and Advanced Placement on Persistence and Performance at a Four-Year Private University
… in high school and prepare for the rigor of college. Many researchers and practitioners have claimed that, when high school students participate in such programs, they become more successful in college, having better retention rates and better grades. Based upon their knowledge about the many …
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Examining teaching as performance: A study of developed persona
<p>This study explores teaching as performance in relation to Richard Schechner’s view on “performance in everyday life.” The focus of the investigation centered on why teachers in higher education develop teaching personas. The phenomenographic study used observation and interview to better …