Grade Point Average Differences between Dual and Nondual Credit College Students

Sleep patterns in college students: gender and grade differences.

OBJECTIVE Since gender effect is inconsistent and grade effect has not been addressed in previous studies, we investigated both effects on the daily sleep patterns in a group of young college students. METHODS The sample consisted of 237 students aged 18-24 years. Each subject completed a 7-day sleep log. RESULTS Gender differences were found in several sleep variables and those were mostly...

How well does high school grade point average predict college performance by student urbanicity and timing of college entry?

This report is a companion to a study that found that high school grade point average was a stronger predictor of performance in college-level English and math than were standardized exam scores among first-time students at the University of Alaska who enrolled directly in college-level courses. This report examines how well high school grade point average and standardized exam scores predict c...

Determinants of College Grade Point Averages

Title of dissertation: DETERMINANTS OF COLLEGE GRADE POINT AVERAGES Paul Dean Bailey, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Dissertation directed by: Professor Judith Hellerstein Department of Economics Professor John Wallis Department of Economics Chapter 2: The Role of Class Difficulty in College Grade Point Averages. Grade Point Averages (GPAs) are widely used as a measure of college students’ ability....

Cognitive, academic, and attitudinal predictors of the grade point averages of college students with learning disabilities.

This study examined cognitive, academic, and attitudinal predictors of college grade point average (GPA) among college students with learning disabilities (LD). The study population included 84 youth who attended a large private university in the midwestern United States. Measures of cognitive and academic functioning, along with a self-report measure of study habits and study attitudes, were u...

Gender and Ethnic Differences Among College Students