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ERIC Number: EJ413760
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Predicting Success for High-Risk Students: A Study of Long- and Short-Term Relationships of WAIS and SAT with the Academic Achievement of High-Risk Students.
Ruble, Virgil E.; Schurr, K. Terry
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v2 n2 p4-12 Apr 1986
Describes a study of the effectiveness of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), high school graduation class percentile, and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), as predictors of short- and long-term academic achievement among a sample of 58 high-risk college freshmen who participated in 1-year special studies program. (PAA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Open Enrollment, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Remedial Programs, Verbal Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Scholastic Aptitude Test; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale