What needs to be studied is the degree to which subject - matter skills and
strong performance in college can substitute for pedagogical training.
This report is a companion to a study that found that high school grade point average was a stronger predictor
of performance in college - level English and math than were standardized exam scores among first - time students at the University of Alaska who enrolled directly in college - level courses.
There is no evidence that high school students who enroll in college - level courses such as Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes improve their academic
performance in college unless they take the tests offered at the end of each course, says a study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
We find that non-cognitive skills are associated with academic subjective expectations of college success and
objective performance in college, even after controlling for cognitive ability and time spent studying, but the relationship between specific non-cognitive skills, academic subjective expectations and academic objective performance varies across disciplines.
Admissions experts said standardized test scores are not a good indicator of
future performance in college, and students who don't submit test scores may not be good test - takers but could be better students overall.
Gender differences in self - attributions: Relationship of gender to attributional consistency, style, and expectations
for performance in a college course.
Lifetime and 12 - month nonsuicidal self - injury and academic
performance in college freshmen Kiekens G, Claes L, Demyttenaere K, Auerbach RP, Green JG, Kessler RC, Mortier P, Nock MK, Bruffaerts R. Suicide & Life - Threatening Behavior.
Although LST's risk band categories are delineated by LSAT scores, LST was very careful to explain that the risks of a low LSAT score could be offset by strong
academic performance in college.
Vibha was never one to worry about how her gender might affect her performance or perceptions of
her performance in college, she reports.
While a quarterback's
performance in college is heavily dependent on the scheme and the surrounding talent, a tackle's tasks can be isolated almost like a hitter's in baseball.
Based on all of
their performances in college, I think Trubisky was the best prospect with the cleanest tape.
Homeschooled students» test scores and
performance in colleges and universities reflect that homeschooled children do just fine.
In other words, students who graduate from these programs are more college ready, as measured by
their performance in college and not a series of test scores.
If for some reason,
your performance in college was not outstanding and you have low grades, you should discuss it in your admission essay, but be careful not to overstress your low performance.
A Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Amerika is the Founding Director of the new Doctoral Program in Intermedia Art, Writing and
Performance in the College of Media, Communication and Information.