College and Career Readiness: Psychosocial Predictors of Achievement and Persistence
Description:
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if traditional indicators of college readiness were better predictors of students’ first semester college GPA and persistence to the second year of coursework compared to non-traditional indicators of college readiness. Specifically, this study analyzed the predictive validity of high school class rank and ACT/SAT scores compared to that of the psychosocial skills measured by the ACT Engage on students’ first semester college GPA and their lik…
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Date:
December 2014
Creator:
Hicks, David
Partner:
UNT Libraries