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Impact Of Standardized Test Performance On Success In Introductory College Physics Classes, Michael Gattone
Impact Of Standardized Test Performance On Success In Introductory College Physics Classes, Michael Gattone
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
This research project looks to analyze the ability of the ACT and other standardized tests to predict student success in introductory physics classes at Northern Illinois University (NIU). Admissions data from NIU was collected by the physics department from a total of 4262 students enrolled in introductory physics courses during the Fall 2012 semester until the Spring 2017 semester. This data includes academic level, gender, race/ethnicity, composite ACT score, high school GPA, and final letter grade. In particular, the composite ACT score of students was directly compared with their final letter grade from the student’s introductory physics class. The student …