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ERIC Number: EJ260784
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Predicting Academic Achievement among Bilingual Hispanic College Technical Students.
Mestre, Jose P.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v41 n4 p1255-64 Win 1981
The predictive validity of several mathematics and language variables relative to criteria of grade point average and word problem-solving skills for 60 bilingual Hispanic technical students is investigated. Examination of standardized college admission criteria is urged. Revealed is a disparity in academic performance between bilingual and monolingual students. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Engineering Education, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Language Proficiency, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Problem Solving, Science Education, Technical Education, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Monolingual Students