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ERIC Number: EJ125079
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Prediction of College Achievement Using the Need Achievement Scale from the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
Morgan, Ronald R.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 35, 2, 387-92, Sum 75
Provides additional evidence concerning the efficiency of Edward's need achievement scale as a supplement to standard tests of academic aptitude in predicting academic achievement and to discriminate between over- and under-achievers. Also examines an alternative to overall GPA as the criterion for studies of academic achievement. (RC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Students, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Overachievement, Personality Measures, Predictive Measurement, Underachievement
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Identifiers: ACT Assessment; Edwards Personal Preference Schedule