ERIC ED031742: Biographical Data Differentiating College Attenders pdf

ERIC ED031742: Biographical Data Differentiating College Attenders

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This study was designed to: (1) compare the contribution of various categories of biographical data (biodata) to the differentiation of college attenders and nonattenders, and (2) to assess the accuracy of biodata as a predictor of collete attendance. Subjects consisted of 20,367 high school senior males who participated in the 1960 data collection phase of Project TALENT and who responded to a 1961 follow-up questionnaire. Biodata obtained from a 394-item inventory were categorized into 14 areas. The study revealed that biodata were potent and pervasive predictors of college attendance, predictors that were not just concomitants of academic aptitude. (Author/EK

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1969-03
• Year: 1969
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Ability, Academic Aptitude, College Attendance, Data Analysis, High School Students, Males, Prediction, Predictive Measurement, Research Projects, Prediger, Dale J

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