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ERIC Number: EJ567553
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Nonintellectual Learning Factors as Determinants for Success in College.
Larose, Simon; Robertson, Donald U.; Roy, Roland; Legault, Frederic
Research in Higher Education, v39 n3 p275-97 Jun 1998
Reports two studies hypothesizing that nonintellectual learning dispositions are as important as intellectual assets in predicting college student success. One study was conducted with 298 low-risk francophone students in Canada; the second involved 179 academically at-risk students in the United States. Implications of the results for selection, screening, and intervention for college freshmen are discussed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Class Rank, College Admission, College Freshmen, College Students, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Intervention, Predictor Variables, Student Adjustment, Student Characteristics, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Francophone Education (Canada); Noncognitive Attributes; Test of Reactions and Adaptations to College