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ERIC Number: EJ246497
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Apr
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A Study to Determine the Influence of Certain Non-Cognitive Factors on Achievement of Freshmen Students Enrolled in a Predominantly Black State Supported College.
Powell, Christus N.
Negro Educational Review, v32 n2 p38-45 Apr 1981
Studied the effects of the following variables on the academic avhievement of freshmen in a predominantly Black College: (1) size of the high schools from which they graduated; (2) parents' educational backgrounds; (3) proposed college major; (4) employment status; and (5) residential status. Found no statistically significant relationship between these factors and grade point average. (GC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Students, Grade Point Average, High Schools, Higher Education, Influences, Majors (Students), Parent Background, Place of Residence, Predictor Variables, School Size, Student Employment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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