ACT research report series: Predicting college grade point averages of special-tested students from their ACT assessment scores and high school grades

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Ziomek ◽  
Kevin M. Andrews
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Grade Point Averages ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Assessment Scores ◽  
School Grades ◽  
High School Grades ◽  
Act Assessment

Optimism about College Life and Academic Performance in College

1984 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Prola ◽  
Daniel Stern
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Grade Point Averages ◽  
College Performance ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
College Life ◽  
School Grades ◽  
High School Grades ◽  
Life Scale

The hypothesis that optimism about college is associated with academic performance was tested. The Optimism About College Life Scale was administered to 67 male and 36 female entering college freshmen, and scores correlated (.22) with grade-point averages two years later. College optimism also was significantly associated ( r = .22) with high-school grades, suggesting that the more able students are more optimistic about college and obtain higher grades in college. When the effect of high-school grades was held constant, however, the association between optimism and college academic performance diminished to a non-significant r of .17. Research on self-concept variables and college performance might also profit from a similar analysis of the role of previous academic performance.

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