Local Validity of OCAT as a Predictor of Professional School Grade Point Average

1986 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL H. HEIBERGER
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Professional School ◽  
School Grade ◽  
Grade Point

University Dropout

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel C. Voelkle ◽  
Nicolas Sander
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
School Grade ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
High School Grade ◽  
Hands On ◽  
University Dropout ◽  
The Individual ◽  
A Prospective Study

University dropout is a politically and economically important factor. While a number of studies address this issue cross-sectionally by analyzing different cohorts, or retrospectively via questionnaires, few of them are truly longitudinal and focus on the individual as the unit of interest. In contrast to these studies, an individual differences perspective is adopted in the present paper. For this purpose, a hands-on introduction to a recently proposed structural equation (SEM) approach to discrete-time survival analysis is provided ( Muthén & Masyn, 2005 ). In a next step, a prospective study with N = 1096 students, observed across four semesters, is introduced. As expected, average university grade proved to be an important predictor of future dropout, while high-school grade-point average (GPA) yielded no incremental predictive validity but was completely mediated by university grade. Accounting for unobserved heterogeneity, three latent classes could be identified with differential predictor-criterion relations, suggesting the need to pay closer attention to the composition of the student population.

scholarly journals Grit and Academic Performance in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Richardson ◽  
Michael Scotto ◽  
MayAnne Belcina ◽  
Richa Patel ◽  
Kevin Wiener
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
School Grade ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Doctor Of Physical Therapy ◽  
Therapy Program

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a physical therapy student’s level of grit positively correlates to graduate school grade point average. Methods: Participants were a convenience sample recruited from the class of 2021 in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Franklin Pierce University in Goodyear, Arizona. Subjects completed the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S) as a measure of grit. These scores were compared with participants’ graduate school grade point average using a Spearman Rho statistical test with data analysis completed using SPSS software. Results: 27 participants (15 males, 12 females) with mean grit score of 3.76 ± 0.48 and mean grade point average 3.72 ± 0.18. Spearman Rho correlation was .463 (p < .05). Conclusion: A significant moderate positive correlation between grit and graduate school grade point average in physical therapy students was found. These findings indicate preliminary evidence that may be useful for admissions considerations for DPT programs.

Relationship of Rigidity to Academic Achievement and Occupational Choice of Accounting Students

1976 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 711-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara H. Dinius ◽  
Sherwood C. McIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Occupational Choice ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
School Grade ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
High School Grade ◽  
Average High School ◽  
Relationship Of

250 university students were administered the “Einstellung” Water Jug Test. College grade point average, high school grade point average and American College Testing Program scores were collected for 184 of the subjects. Six measurements from the Einstellung test were analyzed to determine their power to (1) discriminate accounting majors from non-accounting majors (majors) and (2) discriminate students who were successful in accounting from those who were not (success). Two measurements significantly discriminated subjects by major and four measurements discriminated subjects by success. Three measurements from the Einstellung test were intercorrelated with the demographic data; nine of the correlations showed statistical significance. A multiple correlation, in which success was the criterion and the eight measures the predictors, showed a multiple R = .640. It was concluded that the addition of the Einstellung test to a traditional testing battery will raise the level of the “predictive plateau.”

Nontraditional and Traditional Student Persisters and Nonpersisters in the Community and Technical College

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN D. SMITH ◽  
MICHAEL N. SUGARMAN
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Technical College ◽  
School Grade ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Community And Technical College ◽  
High School Grade ◽  
The University

A study was conducted with Community and Technical College students enrolled at the University of Akron, a major urban university, during the 1978–1979 academic year. Students were divided into traditional and nontraditional persisters and nonpersisters, and if they were placed on academic probation, they were removed from the study. These students were given modified National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) questionnaires for program completers and noncompleters. The questions tested for varying degrees of satisfaction with the University and reasons for withdrawal concerning various academic, socioeconomic, and environmental press variables. In addition, selected demographic variables from the student masterfile were tested, along with the questionnaire responses in 99 research hypotheses using multiple linear regression and corrected for multiple comparisons. Results indicate that 13 hypotheses were found to significantly discriminate between traditional and nontraditional community college students. The persisting nontraditional students appeared to be more satisfied with the University concerning a few variables, greater proportion attended part-time, during the day, enrolled for less hours, and had a greater high school grade point average than their traditional counterparts. The nonpersisting, nontraditional students were similar to their persisting counterparts, except that traditional nonpersisting students had a higher high school grade point average, lived at greater distances from the school, and attended day time classes as compared to nontraditional students.

Optional Learning Opportunities

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-250
Author(s):  
Eva Seifried ◽  
Christine Eckert ◽  
Birgit Spinath
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
School Grade ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Teaching Learning

The effects of offering and seizing optional learning opportunities rarely have been investigated. Thus, university instructors have no basis on which to decide whether offering optional learning opportunities to their students would be worth the effort and which students would seize and benefit from them. To target these questions, we designed a teaching−learning format in which we offered psychology undergraduates optional learning opportunities throughout the semester. We investigated the cognitive and motivational prerequisites of N=108 students who seized versus forwent the learning opportunities and compared their learning outcomes both with and without controlling for prerequisites. Concerning prerequisites, we found that students who seized the learning opportunities had a better school grade point average, whereas they did not differ from the students who did not seize the learning opportunities regarding their prior knowledge or their motivational prerequisites and outcomes. Students who seized learning opportunities had better performance outcomes, even after initial prerequisites or time spent learning were controlled for. We conclude that there is a benefit of seizing optional learning opportunities for students, and therefore, instructors should enable their students to take this chance.

Relationship between Male Infants' Vocal Responses to Mother and Stranger at Three Months and Self-Reported Academic Attainment and Adjustment Measures in Adulthood

2001 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiki V. Roe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
Vocal Response ◽  
School Grade ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Stable Relationship ◽  
High School Grade

This study explored whether 3-mo.-old male infants' differential vocal response to mother vs a female stranger, which has been related to cognitive and academic functioning up to 12 years of age, is also related to adult development. Of the 12 subjects who had been seen from infancy through 12 years, 10 were located at Ages 21 and 28 years and were asked about their high school grade point average, scores on the SAT, years of schooling, emotional adjustment, substance abuse, and if they were in a stable relationship by the age 28. Responses showed 3-mo.-olds' differential vocal response was related positively to high school grade point average, scores on the SAT, years of completed education by age 28, and stability of relationship by age 28, and negatively related to substance abuse. No relationship was found between differential vocal response and reported emotional problems. Results suggest that early infant social interactions may be linked to adult development or adjustment.

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