The use and validity of the Graduate Record Examination General Test (GRE) to predict the success of graduate school applicants is heavily debated, especially for its possible impact on the selection of underrepresented minorities into science, technology, engineering, and math fields. To better identify candidates who would succeed in our program with less reliance on the GRE and grade point a...

The combined use of cannabis and tobacco is frequent in Europe. Few studies have nonetheless explored this pattern of consumption and its relationship with academic achievement in Spanish population. The aim of the present study was to analyze (1) the frequency of four patterns of polydrug use the last year (non-dual users of cannabis and tobacco; concurrent users: cannabis and tobacco separate...

The performance of Construction Management (CM) students in their undergraduate studies is believed to be dependent on their mathematics and physics performance. The overall performance of students is measured by their overall Grade Point Average (GPA) for this study. Similarly, the performance of students in mathematics and physics are measured by the respective GPAs in these subjects. This st...

The present study examined the effectiveness of a Growth Mindset intervention based on Dweck et al.'s (1995) theory in the Hungarian educational context. A cluster randomized controlled trial classroom experiment was carried out within the framework of a train-the-trainer intervention among 55 Hungarian 10th grade students with high Grade Point Average (GPA). The results suggest that students' ...

This study was conducted to provide current information on the relationship between admission criteria and dental school performance, including the association of admission criteria and dental school outcomes such as remediation and attrition. Standard tests of bivariate association and multivariate regression models appropriate for continuous and discrete dependent variables were used to exami...

The grade point average (GPA) is the value obtained by students cumulatively from beginning to end of semester. To get a high GPA, must study hard. Learning period not guarantee getting GPA. problem that now happening how use learning time effectively so their results are maximized. This research aimed know relationship between and type used quantitative correlational subjects in this were 33 a...

introduction: basic science course plays a pivotal role in the academic achievement of the students. the scientific background and educational performance of the students are also influential in this period. the aim of the present study was to investigate the educational status of dental basic science course in the first three admissions (2009-2011) and its association with students’ educationa...

The study was undertaken to evaluate the comparative academic performance of male and female students, day scholars and boarders and of rural and urban area students at undergraduate level in the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF). In all, 265 students responded to a pretested questionnaire. Of these, 96 were females. The evaluation of performance was based on GPA and CGPA obtained by ...

Background: The Grade Point Average (GPA) is an essential factor in medical education, since it used to evaluate the quality of graduates, with a correlation between higher GPA and higher-quality doctors. College admission selection system, which aimed at identifying prospective students who are most likely succeed completing education Faculty Medicine has Predictive Validity for undergraduate ...