Author: Susan LojewskiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : ACT Assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Composite American College Test (ACT) Scores as a Predictor of Social Science Education Students' Academic Success
Author: Susan LojewskiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : ACT Assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Identifying the Value of the ACT Score as a Predictor of Student Success in Respiratory Care, Radiography, and Nursing at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
Author: Rebecca Jon Parrott-RobbinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : ACT Assessment
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The purpose of this study was to investigate, by utilizing data obtained from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) PeopleSoft database, whether the American College Testing (ACT) assessment was a predictor of student success for students who had graduated from respiratory, radiography, and nursing programs at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC). In addition, the study sought to determine whether the pre-program grade point average was a predictor of student success. The analysis was based on existing data for three random samples of 100 students each drawn from graduates of respiratory, radiography, and nursing programs for the years 2000 to 2005 for a total of 300 participants. ACT composite scores and pre-program grade point averages (GPAs) at the time of entrance along with the students' final GPAs at the end of the program of study were obtained from the college's database. A multiple regression analysis was performed, with final GPAs as the response variable and ACT scores and pre-program GPAs as predictors. Also, in terms of evaluating the individual contribution of each predictor, the part correlations were analyzed. The analyses were performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 16. The findings of the study indicate that the pre-program grade point averages were a stronger predictor of the final GPAs than the ACT scores. In addition, the ACT scores were not shown to be a significant predictor of the final grade point averages, after controlling for the pre-program GPAs that were recorded at the time of entry into the programs of study.
Your College Freshmen
Author: American College Testing Program. Research and Development DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College freshmen
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: American Universities and Colleges
Author: Praeger PublishersPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031336608X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1661
Book Description
For well over a half century, American Universities and Colleges has been the most comprehensive and highly respected directory of four-year institutions of higher education in the United States. A two-volume set that Choice magazine hailed as a most important resource in its November 2006 issue, this revised edition features the most up-to-date statistical data available to guide students in making a smart yet practical decision in choosing the university or college of their dreams. In addition, the set serves as an indispensable reference source for parents, college advisors, educators, and public, academic, and high school librarians. These two volumes provide extensive information on 1,900 institutions of higher education, including all accredited colleges and universities that offer at least the baccalaureate degree. This essential resource offers pertinent, statistical data on such topics as tuition, room and board; admission requirements; financial aid; enrollments; student life; library holdings; accelerated and study abroad programs; departments and teaching staff; buildings and grounds; and degrees conferred. Volume two of the set provides four indexes, including an institutional Index, a subject accreditation index, a levels of degrees offered index, and a tabular index of summary data by state. These helpful indexes allow readers to find information easily and to make comparisons among institutions effectively. Also contained within the text are charts and tables that provide easy access to comparative data on relevant topics.
Research in Education
Author: Dissertation Abstracts
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
Who Cares for the Children?
Author: Allen W. ImersheinPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781882289318
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Studying poor and at-risk children, the policies developed for them and the programs that serve them, Who Cares for the Children? asks how well human services respond to children's needs.
Creating a Place for Adult Learners in Higher Education
Author: Amy D. RosePublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003808379
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Creating a Place for Adult Learners in Higher Education offers deep insights into how to attract, teach, support, and retain students over the age of 25 – an important yet often overlooked student group. Comprehensive in scope, this book covers all the main aspects of adult students’ relationships with higher education institutions: recruitment, admissions, and financing; course and program provision and teaching approaches; and student support, retention, and completion. The discussion is bolstered by chapters of analysis on adult student demographics (including both diversities and commonalities), exploration of leadership challenges, and discussion of measurements of success. Drawing from the most up-to-date research as well as practical experience and descriptions of best practices by programs historically serving adults, the authors provide a broad set of strategies and recommendations to place adult students at the center of the educational process. Higher education leaders, practitioners, and administrators will find this book an invaluable resource as they seek to better account for and support this key student group, which now comprises approximately 30% of the US undergraduate population.
Resources in Women's Educational Equity
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex differences in education
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Literature cited in AGRICOLA, Dissertations abstracts international, ERIC, ABI/INFORM, MEDLARS, NTIS, Psychological abstracts, and Sociological abstracts. Selection focuses on education, legal aspects, career aspects, sex differences, lifestyle, and health. Common format (bibliographical information, descriptors, and abstracts) and ERIC subject terms used throughout. Contains order information. Subject, author indexes.