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ERIC Number: EJ413483
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
Use of Nonacademic Factors to Predict Academic Performance in Freshman Medical Students.
Jones, Bonnie
College and University, v65 n4 p287-97 Sum 1990
A study investigated the relationship of students' age, race, gender, father's occupation, anxiety, and field independence with grade point averages, first-term grades, and standardized test scores in 85 freshman medical students in a variety of courses. Implications of the findings for different fields are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Anxiety, College Administration, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Students, Occupations, Parents, Predictor Variables, Race, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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