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....

High school grades are the most frequently used predictors in college and university admission decisions. As such, educators and policymakers are extremely interested in the consistency of grading standards and policies across secondary schools. There has always been some concern over the comparability of grades (Adelman, 1983; Camara, 1994), and with increased competition among a growing propo...

Abbreviations: AGU: Arabian Gulf University; CMMS: College of Medicine and Medical Sciences; HS: High Secondary School; HSS: High Secondary School Science; AGU-MCAT: Arabian Gulf University Medical College Admission Test; AGUT: AGU-MCAT Total Scores; AGUE: AGU-MCAT English Test; AGUS: AGU-MCAT Science Test; AGUI: AGU-MCAT Interview; Year1 AGPA: Year1 Average Grade Point Average; Phase1: Year 1 ...

Three aspects of racial-ethnic identity (REI)-feeling connected to one's racial-ethnic group (Connectedness), being aware that others may not value the in-group (Awareness of Racism), and feeling that one's in-group is characterized by academic attainment (Embedded Achievement)-were hypothesized to promote academic achievement. Youth randomly selected from 3 low-income, urban schools (n=98 Afri...

The present study attempts to examine the relationship between academic achievement and problem behavior of students of secondary schools. It also contributes facts and insights about the prevalence of problem behavior among students. A total 1208 respondents including students (grade IX), teachers and experts were engaged in collecting data through questionnaire, interviews and focus group dis...

<p>In the 21st century, University educations are becoming a key pillar of social and economic life. It plays major role not only in educational process but also ensuring two important things which prosperous career financial security. However, predicting university admission can be especially difficult because students aware requirements. For that reason, main purpose this research work ...

Research has not investigated how much of the previously documented positive association between high school religious service attendance and college grades is mediated by campus religious group participation. Nor do we know whether campus religious group involvement is an important mediator for black and Hispanic students who experience grade-lowering stereotype threat at historically white in...