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ERIC Number: EJ179408
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Student Characteristics and Academic Performance in Higher Education: A Review
Margrain, Susan A.
Research in Higher Education, 8, 2, 111-23, 78
Recent literature on student characteristics and their predictive potential for academic achievement is reviewed. The results are often contradictory, and generally account for little variance beyond that accounted for by tests of intellectual ability. The usefulness of the cluster analysis approach is demonstrated. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cluster Analysis, College Students, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Predictor Variables, Socioeconomic Background, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation, Study Habits
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